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Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Anything But Elementary.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Starring: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page

Released: October 29, 1970

Runtime: 125.0

Popularity Rating: 4.128

Mirisch Films, The Mirisch Production Company, United Artists

United Kingdom

Sherlock Holmes Robert Stephens
Dr. John Watson Colin Blakely
Gabrielle Valadon Genevieve Page
Mycroft Holmes Christopher Lee
Madame Petrova Tamara Toumanova
Nikolai Rogozhin Clive Revill
Mrs. Hudson Irene Handl
Queen Victoria Mollie Maureen
Gravedigger Stanley Holloway
Woman in Wheelchair Catherine Lacey
Von Tirpitz Peter Madden
Cabby Michael Balfour
Guide James Copeland
First Carter John Garrie
Second Carter Godfrey James
Hotel Manager Robert Cawdron
Baggageman Alex McCrindle
Porter Frank Thornton
Monk Paul Hansard
Inspector Lestrade (uncredited) George Benson

Art — Art Direction: Tony Inglis
Art — Production Design: Alexandre Trauner
Camera — Camera Operator: Freddie Cooper
Camera — Director of Photography: Christopher Challis
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Julie Harris
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Biddy Chrystal
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Ernest Gasser
Crew — Special Effects: Cliff Richardson
Crew — Special Effects: Wally Veevers
Directing — Director: Billy Wilder
Directing — Script Supervisor: Elaine Schreyeck
Editing — Editor: Ernest Walter
Production — Casting: Lesley De Pettit
Production — Producer: Billy Wilder
Production — Producer: I. A. L. Diamond
Sound — Original Music Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Sound — Sound Editor: Roy Baker
Writing — Characters: Arthur Conan Doyle
Writing — Writer: Billy Wilder
Writing — Writer: I. A. L. Diamond