The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)

  • Peter Cushing: Sherlock Holmes
  • André Morell: Dr. Watson
  • Christopher Lee: Sir Henry Baskerville
  • David Oxley: Sir Hugo Baskerville
  • Francis De Wolff: Dr. Richard Mortimer
  • Miles Malleson: Bishop Frankland
  • Ewen Solon: Stapleton
  • John Le Mesurier: Barrymore
  • Helen Goss: Mrs. Barrymore

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Original Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles ) is a horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions, directed by Terence Fisher. The film is the ninth literature adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same and is in the lead roles with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, André Morell as Dr. Watson and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville occupied.

Action

After his uncle died under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville returns to his family estate back to Dartmoor and is confronted with the supernatural appearance of a dog who wants to take revenge on his family alleged. The detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and assistant Dr. Watson are hired to clear up the mystery.

Reviews

" Remake of the classic Sherlock Holmes story. An adaptation in the spirit of Hammer Studios, in which the criminal element is covered by a voltage applied to thrill staging. "

" Whoever made ​​the decision ' to film the, Hound of the Baskervilles in brilliant Technicolor in a well -lit studio, [ ... ] has completely ignored that atmosphere an old mystery story needs like this. [ ... ] Apart from one or other indication of the existence of this creature, we see the end nothing from her. And when we then see shortly, it is a Great Dane that looks like neighbor Fifi. "

Genesis

The shooting took place in the Bray Studios. The exterior of Baskerville Hall is recognizable as the Dracula castle from the movie Dracula, which had arisen in the previous year. The exterior shots were on the ground in Chobham Common and Fransham, both venues in Surrey, instead.

Interpretation

All film adaptations of the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles contain a large proportion of horror and atmosphere, but the Hammer Studios were the first and so far actually last, marketed their version as a horror movie. The resolution is repealed at the end and is surprisingly (partly also because there had been slightly altered the end opposite to the novel). The selected location for the bog - scenes similar to the real Dartmoor and comes very close to the descriptions Conan Doyle also, if you do not imagine so many shrubs in reading.

Differences between book and film

  • In the novel, Sir Henry does not suffer a mild heart attack as opposed to film.
  • In the book, nothing that has to do with a ritual sacrifice, a tarantula or a mine done.
  • Cecile Stapleton is in the printed version not the daughter but the wife Beryl Stapleton and is called there. They also do not hate Sir Henry, as shown in this adaptation.
  • In the hotel there is no attack on Sir Henry's life.
  • The painting next to the stairway is not lost in the novel, since the hint is not as obvious as in the film; So supposedly there is no danger to anyone who finds out.
  • Frankland is in the novel neither bishop nor priest.

Synchronization

Continuation

Despite the rather moderate critiques (see above) was especially Peter Cushing so convincing that the BBC is a 16- part TV series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes turned in the 1960s on the leading role as Holmes. The role of Dr. Watson took over Nigel floor.

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