When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Of course "Game of Thrones" is on our radar this month. See which other movies and TV shows we're excited about in our IMDb Picks section.
Related News
DVD Savant’s Guide to the New Wave of Classic Hammer Blu-rays
15 October 2015 11:40 PM, +01:00 | Trailers from Hell
15 October 2015 11:40 PM, +01:00 | Trailers from Hell
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Connect with IMDb
Share this Rating
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
User Polls
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Sidney Lanfield
Stars:
Basil Rathbone,
Nigel Bruce,
Richard Greene
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
Horror
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Hazel Court,
Robert Urquhart
The Mummy
(1959)
Adventure
|
Fantasy
|
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee,
Yvonne Furneaux
Horror of Dracula
(1958)
Fantasy
|
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee,
Michael Gough
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Christopher Lee,
Barbara Shelley,
Andrew Keir
The Brides of Dracula
(1960)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Martita Hunt,
Yvonne Monlaur
The Gorgon
(1964)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Christopher Lee,
Peter Cushing,
Richard Pasco
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958)
Horror
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Francis Matthews,
Eunice Gayson
Drama
|
Horror
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Terence Fisher
Stars:
Anton Diffring,
Hazel Court,
Christopher Lee
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(TV Movie 1988)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Horror
Director:
Brian Mills
Stars:
Jeremy Brett,
Edward Hardwicke,
Raymond Adamson
Drama
|
Fantasy
|
Horror
Director:
Freddie Francis
Stars:
Christopher Lee,
Rupert Davies,
Veronica Carlson
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964)
Horror
Director:
Freddie Francis
Stars:
Peter Cushing,
Peter Woodthorpe,
Duncan Lamont
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Peter Cushing | ... | ||
| André Morell | ... |
Doctor Watson
(as Andre Morell)
|
|
| Christopher Lee | ... | ||
 |
Marla Landi | ... |
Cecile Stapleton
|
|
|
David Oxley | ... | |
|
|
Francis De Wolff | ... |
Doctor Richard Mortimer
(as Francis de Wolff also)
|
|
|
Miles Malleson | ... | |
|
|
Ewen Solon | ... | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | ||
|
|
Helen Goss | ... | |
|
|
Sam Kydd | ... | |
|
|
Michael Hawkins | ... |
Lord Caphill
|
|
|
Judi Moyens | ... |
Servant Girl
|
|
|
Michael Mulcaster | ... | |
|
|
David Birks | ... |
Servant
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>
Taglines:
Ten times the terror in Technicolor! See more »Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
UKRelease Date:
3 July 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Baskervilles hund See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (Ontario)Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Edit
Sherlock Holmes: What one expects to find under the ground. Bones, perhaps?
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The first Sherlock Holmes movie to be filmed in color. See more »Goofs
In their discussion regarding the source of the tarantula used to attack Sir Henry, Watson asks Holmes how he knew the spider had not secreted itself with Sir Henry's luggage from South Africa and instead came from the collection of a local and eminent entomologist, Bishop Frankland. In classic form, Holmes says, "Elementary, my dear Watson, tarantulas are not from South Africa." He is wrong, as tarantulas, such as the baboon spider, are native to South Africa. A bit earlier in the film, Bishop Frankland asks if the tarantula in question had originated from one of the village. Here the expert was mistaken as tarantulas are not native to the countryside or villages of England. (To be fair, the good clergyman may have been trying to avoid admitting that a tarantula loaned to him by the London Zoo had gone missing.) See more »Quotes
Stapleton: What do you expect to find down here, Mr. Holmes?Sherlock Holmes: What one expects to find under the ground. Bones, perhaps?
See more »
The 1939 Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce production may be the definitive version, but Hammer's sole 1959 attempt at Sherlock Holmes remains the most atmospheric colour remake.
Peter Cushing and Andre Morrell make a more than passable Holmes and Watson double-act, and the rest of the cast are just right although Christopher Lee always seemed too stiff as a goodie.
Jack Asher's evocative photography is the real delight. No other version has captured so beautifully the muted greens, browns and golds of Dartmoor in England's myth-laden west country. What a shame that modern film stocks seem to have lost the softer warmth of Fifties Technicolor.
Hammer, as you might expect, played up the horror elements of the 'hound of hell' legend a bit too crudely. But David Oxley, as the Baskerville scion who brings about the curse, deserves his place in Hammer's gallery of depraved aristocrats. Accompanied by a crash of thunder in the prologue, director Terence Fisher captures him in long shot at the top of the stairs, possessed with fury as he tells his drunken fellow revellers that the servant girl they had intended to rape has fled. A hushed reaction shot of the others, before Fisher cuts back to a medium shot of Oxted. `I have her!' His face lights up with demonical inspiration. `We'll set the pack on her.!'
Maybe it does rather fall between two genres, but this hugely enjoyable Hammer yarn has left a footprint in each.