The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Oct 29, 1970

2h 5m

★ 6.8

Anything But Elementary.

Overview

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

Genres

Adventure

Mystery

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Sir Nigel Films

United Artists

The Mirisch Company

Compton Films

Phalanx Productions

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Trailers

Cast

Sherlock Holmes

Robert Stephens

Dr. John Watson

Colin Blakely

Gabrielle Valadon

Geneviève Page

Mycroft Holmes

Christopher Lee

Madame Petrova

Tamara Toumanova

Nikolai Rogozhin

Clive Revill

Mrs. Hudson

Irene Handl

Queen Victoria

Mollie Maureen

Gravedigger

Stanley Holloway

Woman in Wheelchair

Catherine Lacey

Von Tirpitz

Peter Madden

Cabby

Michael Balfour

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