The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

Action / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 49%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1729 1.7K

based on novel or book moor (terrain) sherlock holmes

Plot summary

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Director

Douglas Hickox Photo
Douglas Hickox

Top cast

Cindy O'Callaghan Photo
Cindy O'Callaghan as Maid
David Langton Photo
David Langton as Sir Charles Baskerville
Donald Churchill Photo
Donald Churchill as Dr. John Watson
Ronald Lacey Photo
Ronald Lacey as Inspector Lestrade
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
921.17 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 2
1.66 GB
1424*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nickgodfrey 6 / 10

Not bad, but...

I've seen a few versions of probably Holmes' most famous case, and this one holds up pretty well. Firstly, Ian Richardson as Holmes: he is a different Holmes to Conan Doyle's cold, aloof deduction machine.This Holmes is a lively, happy Holmes and I can't really get on with this portrayal. Richardson is a fine actor but I much prefer Jeremy Brett, Peter Cushing and Basil Rathbone.Next up we have Donald Churchill as Doctor Watson giving possibly the worst performance of all the Watson's. It's certainly the worst performance in the film. Churchill gives a stumbling, mumbling, bumbling performance, in the Nigel Bruce vein but with none of the charm. Bruce and David Burke were far better Watson's.Martin Shaw, TV's Ray Doyle from The Professionals turns up as American Sir Henry Baskerville and he turns in an average performance, mainly due to the fact his whole voice was dubbed (by Eric Roberts, Julia's brother). No idea why this was done. Maybe Shaw's accent wasn't up to scratch but it certainly detracts from his performance.Trusty Brit stalwarts Denholm Eliot (miscast as Dr Mortimer- Mortimer was in his 30's in the novel), Brian Blessed shouting and hollering as Geoffrey Lyons (a character only mentioned by name in the book) and Ronald Lacey as Lestrade all provide good support. Nicholas Clay does a nice turn as the devious Stapleton but Glynis Barber as Beryl Stapleton is appalling. She seems to come from the quivering lip school of acting.The production in this version is particularly good. Impressive photography of the brooding moor and Baskerville Hall plus Douglas Hickox's confident direction are big plus points. Forget the dodgy sets of Baker Street at the beginning and some obvious studio sets of the moor towards the end. Bit of a cop out ending with Sir Henry and Beryl which is different to the book.All in all a pretty good attempt at a classic, not the best but certainly not the worst.
Reviewed by andy-snider 7 / 10

Are we the only ones who noticed?

Having watched the film I had to check the IDMB reviews..and, Yes, I agree, overall an enjoyable film but am I the only one to notice that Martin Shaws performance has been dubbed? Listen and watch closely. Certainly not his voice, (even allowing for an American accent,) and the lip sync is slightly out on occasions.However this only detracts slightly from the film.Ian Richardson certainly holds the whole thing together with a fine performance. The village scenes are possibly over populated but I get the feeling that the production is aimed also at the American market and therefore some aspects of English country life have been over emphasised to fall in line with the American view of our country.
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