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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 11  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.8/10

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Runtime: 87 mins

Synopsis: From Britain's Hammer Studio, a remake of one of Conan Doyle's most famous and popular Sherlock Holmes stories. Is Sir Charles Baskerville's strange death the result of demonic forces and a family curse? Sherlock Holmes searches for a more earthly explanation, when Sir Henry Baskerville... From Britain's Hammer Studio, a remake of one of Conan Doyle's most famous and popular Sherlock Holmes stories. Is Sir Charles Baskerville's strange death the result of demonic forces and a family curse? Sherlock Holmes searches for a more earthly explanation, when Sir Henry Baskerville receives a death threat upon his arrival from America. In this eerie mystery, hounds are howling on the moors... a killer is on the loose... and Holmes is on the case. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell, Maria Landi

Director: Terence Fisher

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 5, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes
  • Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
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Being a Hammer production, the cinematography is stylish and just gaudy enough, with that distinctive Hammer gothic plumage...

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Mark Bourne
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Bosley Crowther
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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
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08/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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Vivid, exciting Hammer production.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
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03/16/04
Kurt Dahlke
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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This classic is no dog!

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09/20/02
Luanne Brown
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They don't make Sherlock Holmes films better than this superbly cast and told 1959 version from Hammer Studios...

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08/01/02
Dennis Schwartz
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One of the best of all Sherlock Holmes films

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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07/29/02
John J. Puccio
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