Jeremy Brett
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Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely in Dartmoor, Devon, in England's West Country and follows Holmes and Watson investigating the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.
Once in Devonshire, Watson discovers a state of emergency, with armed guards on the watch for an escaped convict roaming the moors. He meets potential suspects in Mr. Barrymore and Mrs. Barrymore, the domestic help, and Mr. Jack Stapleton and his sister Beryl, Baskerville neighbors.
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Jun 19, 2024 · Based on a local legend of a spectral hound that haunted Dartmoor in Devonshire, England, the story is set in the moors at Baskerville Hall and the nearby Grimpen Mire, and the action takes place mostly at night, when the terrifying hound howls for blood.
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi. When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Jun 27, 2021 · “The peasants say it is the Hound of the Baskervilles calling for its prey. I’ve heard it once or twice before, but never quite so loud.” I looked round, with a chill of fear in my heart, at the huge swelling plain, mottled with the green patches of rushes.
The story is set in the moorlands of Devonshire, England, and follows Holmes and Dr. John Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the ominous legend of a supernatural hound that haunts the Baskerville family.
The Hound of the Baskervilles presents the famous detective Sherlock Holmes with the ultimate challenge of using his modern methods of reason and deduction against primitive superstition and supernatural beliefs. He must prove that a real person and a corporeal hound are behind the events at Baskerville Hall, banishing all rumors of a curse.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Directed by Paul Morrissey. With Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood. A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.
