The Hound of the Baskervilles
- TV Movie
- 2002
- 1h 40m
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6.5/10
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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- TriviaThe dinner conversation about the limits of Holmes' knowledge (literature, astronomy, politics, etc) is taken from a list made by Dr. Watson in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Holmes story, 'A Study in Scarlet.'
- GoofsWhen Holmes and Watson are seen at Exeter railway station, behind them is a truck marked "SR". This would refer to Southern Railways, which was not formed until 1923, some time after the period the film is supposedly set.
- Quotes
Dr. John Watson: [throws his coat to pull Holmes out of a quicksand on the moor] Now to put my tailor to the test.
[pulls Holmes out]
Sherlock Holmes: Three cheers for Savile Row!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #31.9 (2004)
- SoundtracksI Saw Three Ships
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Call me crazy, but when you're adapting one of the longest Sherlock Holmes stories -- in under two hours -- there's little room to go off on tangents that aren't present in the original plot, much less omit major plot development.
Comment guidelines forbid discussing plot details, which makes it impossible to discuss how egregiously the story has been warped. In brief: the wrong person ends up in quicksand, no one should be hanged, only one person should be gnawed by any kind of animal, there's no seance or pantomime, and the Hound effects are embarrassing.
This version of The Hound of the Baskervilles also has a Holmes who drugs himself during his cases, when, presumably, he would need to concentrate. Need I point out that Holmes used drugs between cases, when he was bored, not while he was working?
On the bright side, Richard Grant was excellent as Jack Stapleton. I only wish the script were equal to his performance.
Comment guidelines forbid discussing plot details, which makes it impossible to discuss how egregiously the story has been warped. In brief: the wrong person ends up in quicksand, no one should be hanged, only one person should be gnawed by any kind of animal, there's no seance or pantomime, and the Hound effects are embarrassing.
This version of The Hound of the Baskervilles also has a Holmes who drugs himself during his cases, when, presumably, he would need to concentrate. Need I point out that Holmes used drugs between cases, when he was bored, not while he was working?
On the bright side, Richard Grant was excellent as Jack Stapleton. I only wish the script were equal to his performance.
- bookminstrel
- Oct 28, 2003
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- Собака Баскервілей
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- Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Exeter Railway Station)
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