The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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United Kingdom, United States · 1970
Rated PG-13 · 2h 5m
Director Billy Wilder
Starring Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, History
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Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery
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