![]() He stepped into the detective’s shoes in 1962’s Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace and, in 1970s The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, he also played his brother Mycroft. He’s better known for his association with other pop culture characters, but Christopher Lee still enjoyed a considerable history with Sherlock Holmes. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) Plus, the combination of Peter Cushing as an enthusiastic Sherlock, Andre Morell as the ever-trusty Watson and Hammer regular Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville is a stellar as it sounds. It’s an excellent Sherlock Holmes film and also one of Hammer’s standouts. But Hammer’s gothic horror version easily comes out on top. The Hound of the Baskervilles, and its tale of a potential ghost hound terrorising an English estate, has been adapted for cinema several times. Following a series of strange murders and co-starring the great actress and director Ida Lupino, it also made audiences remember a very famous line: “elementary, my dear Watson.” ![]() And while every movie in the series is worth a watcH-whether based on Conan Doyle’s tales or favouring original narratives- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes might be the most thrilling of the bunch. The best Sherlock Holmes film series (1939-1946)Īcross 14 films between 1939–1946, Basil Rathbone donned a deerstalker cap and solved complex cases, with Nigel Bruce by his side as Dr John Watson. Even as a supporting player, this version of Sherlock joins a long line of movies that have dappled with the great deductive thinker. ![]() Played by Henry Cavill, he’s the brother of its eponymous protagonist, aka his equally canny 16-year-old sister (Millie Bobby Brown). New Netflix movie Enola Holmes brings the beloved figure back again, but he isn’t the film’s main focus. In 2012, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed detective even earned a Guinness World Record, marking his status as the most portrayed human character from literature in both film and television. For more than a century, Sherlock Holmes has sleuthed his way across popular culture, including on the screen.
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