The Hound of the Baskervilles

Name: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Director: Terence Fisher
Released: 1959-05-04
Rating: 6.8

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Director: Terence Fisher
Language: English
Released: 1959-05-04
Runtime: 1h 27m

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

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Peter CushingSherlock Holmes
André MorellDoctor Watson
Christopher LeeSir Henry Baskerville
Marla LandiCecile Stapleton
David OxleySir Hugo Baskerville
Francis de WolffDr. Richard Mortimer
Miles MallesonBishop Frankland
Ewen SolonStapleton
John Le MesurierBarrymore
Helen GossMrs. Barrymore

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