The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byPeter Bryan
Based onThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1902 novel
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced byAnthony Hinds
StarringPeter Cushing
André Morell
Christopher Lee
Marla Landi
David Oxley
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byAlfred Cox
Music byJames Bernard
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists[1]
Release date
  • 27 March 1959 (1959-03-27) (London)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office1,257,132 admissions (France)[2]

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 British gothic mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It is based on the 1902 novel of the same title by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Sir Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and André Morell as Doctor Watson. It is the first film adaptation of the novel to be filmed in colour.

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  2. ^ Box office information for Terence Fisher films in France at Box office Story

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