Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has. I loved this movie when i first saw it over forty years ago. Somerset house, the strand, london the entrance to the diogenes club, to which holmes is summoned to meet his smarter, older brother mycroft christopher lee is somerset house in the strand, london wc2. The film the private life of sherlock holmes the famous detective robert stephens, franco zeffirellis romeo and juliet and dr. The heavyhanded opening gag about holmes and watson looking like a couple of gays seems grounded in a simple belief in the essential comic. Mastered in dolby logo and hdcd logo over 77 minutes of music. Mark gatiss the private life of sherlock holmes billy wilder, 1970 interview by eleanor morgan.
Billy wilders the private life of sherlock holmes is disappointingly lacking in bite and sophistication, the first two qualities wed expect from. This film is reputed to have been nearly twice as long as the final cut. Wilder had been fascinated with conan doyles urbane, obsessive sleuth since childhood. The private life of sherlock holmes film tv tropes. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Apr, 2016 image caption sir christopher lee starred in the film. A description of tropes appearing in private life of sherlock holmes. The private life of sherlock holmes is a book by vincent starrett originally published in 1933. Considered by many holmesians to be the best sherlock holmes movie. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a scottish castle, the loch ness monster.
The private life of sherlock holmes is by far the meatiest of wilders films, sunset boulevard and lost weekend included. That film would be, perhaps, his most personalthe private life of sherlock holmes, a three hour extravaganza designed as a final masterpiece from one of cinemas most eloquent story tellers. The soundtrack album of the private life of sherlock holmes was never issued on lp. The private life of sherlock holmes is a limited collectors edition offering the world premiere of the complete score. It has been credited with jumpstarting the creation of sherlockian societies it has been used as an inspiration and a reference for biographies of sherlock holmes such as nick rennisons. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 rotten tomatoes. The private life of sherlock holmes released 48 years ago has not been treated kindly on disc and unfortunately this blu ray is not much better.
The private life of sherlock holmes film ing location. When a bored holmes eagerly takes the case of gabrielle valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to loch ness and the legendary monster. Sherlock holmes movie ever made, billy wilders the private life of sherlock. The private life of sherlock holmes film in voller lange kostenlos online ansehen. With robert stephens, christopher lee, colin blakely, genevieve page. The private life of sherlock holmes film the guardian. Director billy wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective sherlock holmes. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 bluray director. The private life of sherlock holmes book wikipedia. Sudipto basus rating of the film the private life of sherlock holmes sudipto basu like others have noted, this is a romantic, humane portrait of sherlock holmes not so much the cold, distant genius as a witty loner with human failings. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 was one of the projects closest to billy wilders heart an organ that some commentators question even existed. Sherlock holmes 2009 britains classic victorianera detective is here reinvented, being made a martial arts master as well as a genius at deduction. Unfortunately, by the time of this film s release in 1970, the fad was long past and the producers insisted on an averagelength film.
The film offers an affectionate, slightly parodic look at sherlock holmes, and draws a distinction between the real holmes and the character portrayed by watson in his stories for the strand magazine. Films lost nessie monster prop found in loch ness bbc news. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. You wouldnt expect anything directed by wilder and scripted by his longtime associate ial diamond to be anything less than. In the private life of sherlock holmes, his last great film, wilder found a way to combine these two themes in a film that seems sweet and perverse at the same moment, a valentine with a syringe in its hand. Originaltitel, the private life of sherlock holmes. This unjustly forgotten billy wilder film takes on the muchloved character of sherlock holmes and attempts to humanize him by examining his vulnerabilities. Private life of sherlock holmes classic horror film board. The private life of sherlock holmes was made in the us and uk in 1969 and released in cinemas in 1970.
Robert stephens is an affecting, if atypical holmes whose performance was heavily criticized upon the film s initial release, but time has been very kind to it. The private life of sherlock holmes is more relaxed, while not necessarily more original. The private life of sherlock holmes trailer youtube. Billy wilders the private life of sherlock holmes is disappointingly lacking in bite and sophistication, the first two qualities wed expect from the director of the apartment and the fortune cookie. Julian wolff of the baker street irregulars as the greatest book about sherlock holmes that has ever been written. But with or without them, the private life of sherlock holmes remains a touching, lovely film. The private life of sherlock holmes quartet records. Film the private life of sherlock holmes into film. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 directed by billy. Watch the private life of sherlock holmes full movie in hd visit. A 1970 film by billy wilder, which asks the question. The central narrative doesnt begin until 15 or more minutes into the film.
The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 full cast. Private life of sherlock holmes american music preservation. I bought this blu ray as gift for a close friend for his birthday and we where both shocked to witness the lack care of care for the movie itself. This is one of the best rerecordings of a past film score available anywhere. Film notes the private life of sherlock holmes university at albany. Watch the private life of sherlock holmes full movie in hd visit director billy wilder adds a new and intriguing twist. An underrated masterpiece and one of the finest sherlock holmes films ever made. Glavne uloge tumace robert stephens, colin blakely, genevieve page i christopher lee. The private life of sherlock holmes was made during a period when hollywood was sinking its money into road show movies running three hours or more with engagements only at exclusive theaters.
In several respects, it stands alone among holmes films. Rozsa was asked by wilder to adapt his concerto, and write new thematic material for this atypical dissection of fictions most famous consulting. The private life of sherlock holmes film locations. It is considered the first book on sherlock holmes scholarship and a cornerstone of the study of sherlockiana. In the private life of sherlock holmes, his last great film, wilder found a way to combine these two themes in a film that seems sweet and perverse at. Private life is both an elegiac evocation of late victorian england and a boldly modern take on the dark side of the real sherlock holmes. As devotees of the private life of sherlock holmes are doubtless aware, the original rough cut of the film ran for 200 minutes and consisted of four stories, two of which were cut from the film for its theatrical release, along with a flashback to holmes s university days and a prologue involving watsons grandson. Privatni zivot sherlocka holmesa engleski the private life of sherlock holmes britanski je humorni dramski film iz 1970. It begins promisingly enough with sherlock being offered five pounds to trace six missing midget acrobats and complaining. It is a fitting tribute to this hungarianborn film music master on the centennial year of his birth.
The private life of sherlock holmes was an extravagant production involving a nineteenweek schedule at pinewood studios with six weeks location shooting at inverness. His films are often of epicproportions, even though they are not essentially epic subjects. The private life of sherlock holmes is a 1970 deluxe color film in panavision written and produced by billy wilder and i. A film of wonderful performances, offbeat humor and intriguing mystery, the private life of sherlock holmes unfolds at a very deliberate pace, taking close to forty minutes to actually get started. While filming on the banks of loch ness, the scottish tourist board trade index increased by 200% and many happy visitors left with photographs of the loch ness monster, little. A film of wonderful performances, offbeat humor and intriguing mystery, the private life of sherlock holmes unfolds at a very deliberate pace, taking close to forty. The private life of sherlock holmes doesnt quite measure up to wilder classics like the apartment or some like it hot, but its still a clever, entertaining movie thats too often overlooked. The film was envisioned as a collection of several short stories, with four segments filmed but two ultimately left out of the film to keep the running time down. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 adventure comedy crime mystery romance thriller. The private life of sherlock holmes 1970 pg 2h 5m comedies the boredom that normally plagues sherlock holmes between cases evaporates when a ballerina asks him to become the father of her child. However, while searching the archives for the hardwicke book, i did come across the first paperback printing of vincent starretts the private life of sherlock holmes, published by pinnacle in 1975 and cited by dr. The 10 best sherlock holmes adaptations, according to. The private life of sherlock holmes full movie 1970 youtube. The private life of sherlock holmes filming location.
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