Directed by Billy Wilder, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely in a mystery drama exploring a more personal and unconventional interpretation of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Set in Victorian-era Britain, the film combines detective storytelling, humor and melancholy as Holmes becomes involved in espionage, deception and emotional conflict. Christopher Lee and Geneviève Page co-star in this reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyles famous detective world.

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Considered by many Holmesians to be the best Sherlock Holmes movie ever made, Billy Wilders The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is both an affectionate parody, and a brilliant, melancholy celebration of Arthur Conan Doyles famous detective.

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) and Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely), are tasked with locating the missing husband of a mysterious woman fished out of the River Thames. The course of their investigation leads them to Scotland and encounters with a group of monks, some dwarfs and even the Loch Ness Monster. Can Holmes and Watson crack the case?

Co-written by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond (one of eleven screenplays they wrote together) and starring the late great Christopher Lee as Sherlocks brother Mycroft, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is one of the most underrated films in Billy Wilders filmography, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film for Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

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When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Glorious 1080p presentation

Uncompressed PCM soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

A new video interview with film scholar Neil Sinyar