Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)

Original title

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes

Directed by

Terence Fisher

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

West Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable necklace in this European co-production. Christopher Lee plays the famous detective as he works with Dr. Watson to solve the case.

detectivesuspensefulunderstatedclassicpacing-unhurriedmysterioussombergermanic-flavor

What happens

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (German: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes) is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Curt Siodmak, based on the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Christopher Lee as Holmes and Thorley Walters as Watson, along with Senta Berger, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen, and Ivan Desny. Though the film had a British director and lead actors, it was a West German-French-Italian co-production led by Artur Brauner's CCC Filmkunst. It was released in West Germany by Constantin Film on November 30, 1962, and received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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