The Hound of the Baskervilles (Original title)
Dates: 1958 (Copyright), 04 May 1959 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson solve the mystery surrounding the death of a baronet on bleak, forbidding Dartmoor and save the victim's heir from a similar fate.Synopsis: Selected as part of an all day recording for UNESCO World Audiovisual Heritage Day.
Genres: Detective drama, Period drama
Releases
Date: 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Length: 7772 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: RwdAuthor: [AM] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: The House that Hammer Built n10 October 1998 Pages: 91-106
Title: Terence FisherArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile of director Terence Fisher, including comments on his gothic horror films
In: The House that Hammer Built n2 April 1997 Pages: 91-95
Title: The hound of the BaskervillesArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Article on The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES including credits, synopsis and reviews
In: The Film Daily v115 n114 16 Jun 1959 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v115 n114 16 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Apr 1959
Title: [Variety - 1 Apr 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v155 n21 9 Jun 1959 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v155 n21 9 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v215 n12 20 Jun 1959 Page: 308
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v215 n12 20 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n303 April 1959 Page: 46
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n303 April 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n8 May 1959 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n8 May 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 14
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: LEGGETT, Paul Pages: viii, 208p.
Title: Classified histories: the representation of class in British costume film 1945-70
Author: KILPI, Harri Pages: 171 leaves.
Title: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the cinema
Author: NOLLEN, Scott Allen Pages: vii-x, 317p.
Title: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and horror cinema: a filmography of their 22 collaborations
Author: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1589443
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1589443
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 83.14 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2010-10-27BFI identifier: C-1588896
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376229
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1406 FeetBFI identifier: C-561163
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1226032
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1958 (Copyright), 04 May 1959 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson solve the mystery surrounding the death of a baronet on bleak, forbidding Dartmoor and save the victim's heir from a similar fate.Synopsis: Selected as part of an all day recording for UNESCO World Audiovisual Heritage Day.
Genres: Detective drama, Period drama
Releases
Date: 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Length: 7772 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(39)
©/A Hammer Film Production: Hammer Film Productions, [Production Company]: United Artists, Executive Producer: Michael Carreras, Produced by: Anthony Hinds, Producer [US prints only]: Kenneth Hyman, Associate Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys, Production Manager: Don Weeks, [Production Secretary]: Pat Green, Assistant Director: John Peverall, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Tom Walls, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Hugh Harlow, Continuity: Shirley Barnes, Screenplay by: Peter Bryan, Based on the novel by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Director of Photography: Jack Asher, Camera Operator: Len Harris, [Camera Operator (2nd Unit)]: Teddy Catford, [Focus Puller]: Harry Oakes, [Clapper Loader]: Anthony Powell, [Stills]: Tom Edwards, Special Effects: Sid Pearson, Supervising Editor: James Needs, Editor: Alfred Cox, [Assistant Editor]: Peter Todd, [Assistant Editor (2nd)]: Roy Norman, Production Designer: Bernard Robinson, [Assistant Art Director]: Don Mingaye, [Scenic Artist]: Gilbert Wood, [Property master]: Tommy Money, Wardrobe: Molly Arbuthnot, Make-up: Roy Ashton, Hairstyles: Henry Montsash, Music Composed by: James Bernard, [Music] Conducted by: John Hollingsworth, Sound Recorder: Jock May, Sound System: RCA, [Boom Operator]: Jim Perry, Produced at: Bray Film Studios
Cast
(16)
Peter Cushing (Sherlock Holmes), Andre Morell (Dr. Watson), Christopher Lee (Sir Henry Baskerville), Marla Landi (Cecile Stapleton), David Oxley (Sir Hugo Baskerville), Francis De Wolff (Dr Richard Mortimer), Miles Malleson (Bishop Frankland), John Le Mesurier (Barrymore), Ewen Solon (Stapleton), Helen Goss (Mrs Barrymore), Sam Kydd (Perkins), Michael Hawkins (Lord Caphill), Judi Moyens (servant girl), Michael Mulcaster (Selden, the convict), David Birks (servant), Elizabeth Gott ([Mrs Goodliffe])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Empire n173 November 2003 Page: 172Title: RwdAuthor: [AM] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: The House that Hammer Built n10 October 1998 Pages: 91-106
Title: Terence FisherArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile of director Terence Fisher, including comments on his gothic horror films
In: The House that Hammer Built n2 April 1997 Pages: 91-95
Title: The hound of the BaskervillesArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Article on The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES including credits, synopsis and reviews
In: The Film Daily v115 n114 16 Jun 1959 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v115 n114 16 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Apr 1959
Title: [Variety - 1 Apr 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v155 n21 9 Jun 1959 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v155 n21 9 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v215 n12 20 Jun 1959 Page: 308
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v215 n12 20 Jun 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n303 April 1959 Page: 46
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n303 April 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n8 May 1959 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n8 May 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 14
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: Terence Fisher: horror, myth and religionAuthor: LEGGETT, Paul Pages: viii, 208p.
Title: Classified histories: the representation of class in British costume film 1945-70
Author: KILPI, Harri Pages: 171 leaves.
Title: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the cinema
Author: NOLLEN, Scott Allen Pages: vii-x, 317p.
Title: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and horror cinema: a filmography of their 22 collaborations
Author: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1589443
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(3)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1589443
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 83.14 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2010-10-27BFI identifier: C-1588896
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376229
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 1406 FeetBFI identifier: C-561163
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1226032
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film