Movie
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Overview
When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-10-29
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sir Nigel Films, United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Compton Films, Phalanx Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Stephens as Sherlock Holmes
- Colin Blakely as Dr. John Watson
- Geneviève Page as Gabrielle Valadon
- Christopher Lee as Mycroft Holmes
- Tamara Toumanova as Madame Petrova
- Clive Revill as Nikolai Rogozhin
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Hudson
- Mollie Maureen as Queen Victoria
- Stanley Holloway as Gravedigger
- Catherine Lacey as Woman in Wheelchair
- Peter Madden as Von Tirpitz
- Michael Balfour as Cabby
Crew
- Billy Wilder - Director
- I. A. L. Diamond - Writer
- Billy Wilder - Writer
- Arthur Conan Doyle - Characters
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