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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Arthur Conan Doyle (original stories), Billy Wilder (screnplay)
Cast: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Light Comed
It's strange how a simply event can change events in the future. A few days ago my wife told me she had read an internet story about the finding of a 'Loch Ness' monster by a submersible camera drone in the deep waters of Lock Ness. The monster turned out to be a movie prop used by Billy Wilder in a making of a movie, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. His prop sank to the bottom of Loch Ness where it remained undiscovered until now....So out of curiosity I watched a movie that otherwise I might not have ever seen.
And it was good! I was really surprised at how much I liked it. But I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, as it's directed by one of the greatest directors, Billy Wilder. So great in fact he gets his name above the movie titles! If you've seen other Billy Wilder films you know he mixes clever humor with his stories. Same here. What impressed me was the sets. Billy must have had deep pockets because the movie looks fantastic. Most everything was shot in England at Pine Studios and in Scotland, what a rich looking film.
If you're not a fan of Sherlock Holmes...then you'll still like this film. It's not done in the typical Holmes solves a riddle like other SH films. This is about Sherlock Holmes private life...and apparently he was cocaine addict, who knew. I was really surprised to see that in the film, btw.
Oh, and the movie prop that sank...well you'll just have to see the film.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Writers: Arthur Conan Doyle (original stories), Billy Wilder (screnplay)
Cast: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Light Comed
It's strange how a simply event can change events in the future. A few days ago my wife told me she had read an internet story about the finding of a 'Loch Ness' monster by a submersible camera drone in the deep waters of Lock Ness. The monster turned out to be a movie prop used by Billy Wilder in a making of a movie, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. His prop sank to the bottom of Loch Ness where it remained undiscovered until now....So out of curiosity I watched a movie that otherwise I might not have ever seen.
And it was good! I was really surprised at how much I liked it. But I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, as it's directed by one of the greatest directors, Billy Wilder. So great in fact he gets his name above the movie titles! If you've seen other Billy Wilder films you know he mixes clever humor with his stories. Same here. What impressed me was the sets. Billy must have had deep pockets because the movie looks fantastic. Most everything was shot in England at Pine Studios and in Scotland, what a rich looking film.
If you're not a fan of Sherlock Holmes...then you'll still like this film. It's not done in the typical Holmes solves a riddle like other SH films. This is about Sherlock Holmes private life...and apparently he was cocaine addict, who knew. I was really surprised to see that in the film, btw.
Oh, and the movie prop that sank...well you'll just have to see the film.
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