I highly recommend the Jeremy Brett series particularly
season 1, season 2 and The Sign of the Four. But don't
watch them on youtube, the picture quality is muddy
and blurry. Get the season sets. The season sets are
new pristine transfers of the 16mm OCN. If I remember
correctly The Sign of the Four was the only film shot in
35mm. I'll have to check that. It looks splendid, though.
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Originally Posted by mmarczi
Which movies would you recommend for a beginner of Holmes on film? I don't believe I've seen any.
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I can't imagine having no acquaintance with Mr. Holmes
and Dr. Watson.
1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles with Basil Rathbone
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles with Peter Cushing
1965 A Study in Terror with John Neville
1979 Murder By Decree with Christopher Plummer on Anchor Bay DVD
1983 The Sign of Four with Ian Richardson on DVD
1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles on DVD
1988 The Sign of the Four-- in the Brett film set.
2000 Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle
2000 Murder Rooms: the Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
I'm really fond of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes,
but it's best understood after you've read a few of the
short stories and watched some of the straight-forward
films. The first 30 minutes is a comedy but the next 96
minutes is a romantic suspense mystery.