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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Name: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Released: 1970
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee, Tamara Toumanova

Taste attributes: adventurecomedycrimemysteryromancethrillermonster/alien/supernaturalespionagefastunsavourylightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Anything But Elementary."

Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, polished romantic comedy, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 184 votes

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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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