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1977 Certificate PG
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, respectively, in this Paul Morrissey parodic interpretation of the literary (and quite literate) detective. Aided by a cast of British comedy luminaries, such as Kenneth Williams and Terry-Thomas, Cook and Moore present silly sleuthing at its finest and funniest... Read more

Starring Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Terry-Thomas
Director Paul Morrissey
Genres Comedy

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The Hound Of The Baskervilles cover art

The Hound Of The Baskervilles

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, respectively, in this Paul Morrissey parodic interpretation of the literary (and quite literate) detective. Aided by a cast of British comedy luminaries, such as Kenneth Williams and Terry-Thomas, Cook and Moore present silly sleuthing at its finest and funniest. When Holmes is too tired to investigate the Baskerville murders, Watson goes up their alone....!

Starring Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Terry-Thomas, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Irene Handl, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Griffith, Roy Kinnear, Penelope Keith
Director Paul Morrissey
Studio PRISM LEISURE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 15 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: None
Released DVD: 29 Jul 2004
Production year: 1977
Format DVD

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  • A 'homage' to the spirit of English film comedy that is truly one of the crummiest movies ever made. In case the idea... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 53 out of 60 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not even for diehards

    This is a shameful mish-mash of old bits of script and jokes. badly acted and directed. I managed twenty minutes if this.

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Mixed reactions

    Infantile, absurd, ridiculous, crude ... and that's only what director Paul Morrissey has to say about this film. In the interview which forms part of the 'special features' on this DVD, he explains that he wanted to avoid duplicating Monty Python's style of humour, and so attempted to copy the old British 'Music Hall' humour, epitomised by the 'Carry On' films. But for the most part this film fails to hit that subtle combination of wit and innuendo, preferring to be tasteless, occasionally stomach-turning and including some of the most painful puns perpetrated on celluloid. But is it any good? Viewers in this household varied in their reactions from declaring it to be about the worst film they had ever seen, 'depressingly awful', and awarding it zero stars, to 'very funny', and awarding it four stars. The most negative comments came from a viewer who admits to not being a fan of Cook and Moore or of Sherlock Holmes, whereas the film's enthusiast is a fan of both and also a fan of the British comedy greats who play the leading roles in this film. Cook and Moore are Holmes and Watson, of course; Moore also puts in a fine performance as Holmes's mum. Terry-Thomas is the sinister Dr Mortimer; Kenneth Williams the highly-strung Henry Baskerville; Max Wall and the immortal Irene Handl play the aged caretakers of Baskerville Hall; Prunella Scales plays the former maid Glynis, who always speaks in code; Denholm Elliot plays the eccentric Mr Stapleton, devoted to his incontinent chihuahua dogs, while the brilliant Joan Greenwood is Beryl Stapleton, ageing beauty-cum-Gothic horror seductress, who goes completely over the top. The resolution of the mystery is rather different from Conan-Doyle's original, and the dog steals the picture.

      • A customer from Cardiff, Wales
      • Posted 22 Aug 2005 09:05

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      Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, respectively, in this Paul Morrissey parodic interpretation of the literary (and quite literate) detective. Aided by a cast of British comedy luminaries, such as Kenneth Williams and Terry-Thomas, Cook and Moore present silly ...