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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4020974145176
Format: PAL
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 87 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: July 03, 1959
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Sherlock Holmes gets the Gothic treatment in this mix of mystery and supernatural horror from Britain’s Hammer Films. Peter Cushing is perfectly cast as the great detective, the very embodiment of science and reason (which also made him a great Van Helsing in the Dracula series) in a case wound around a legacy of aristocratic cruelty and a devilish dog wandering the swampy moors. Christopher Lee is a less satisfying fit as the last of the Baskervilles, as he waffles between fear and apathetic disregard, but Andre Morell is a fine Dr. Watson and a far cry from Nigel Bruce’s sweet bumbler from the Hollywood incarnation of the 1940s. Director Terence Fisher was Hammer’s top stylist and the film drips with the mood of the moors, mist hanging in the air, the dying vegetation itself threatening to come to life and trap the next unwary traveler. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A Very Good DVD!
I typically like the films from the Hammer Production. The 1959 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of my favourite. Christoher Lee, whom I like very much, is simply superb in this film. Peter Cushing and Andre Morell are also excellent. The setting, the atmosphere and the whole feeling of the story are beautifully rendered. I highly recommand this DVD to others. For those who like this genre of films, it is a good one to add to one's collection.
Rating: - Hammer's HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
This Hammer Studios version of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" was filmed in the tradition of creating a colorful, exciting and always action packed movie. Peter Cushing was very properly cast as the great Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Lee starred as Sir Henry Baskerville. It was first released in 1959 and I am sorry to say that I never saw it on a full size theater screen. It is my second favorite release of the "Hound..." relative to Universal's, however, one I was very happy to have discovered ... Read More
Rating: - Great Gothic Mystery from Hammer
Hammer Studios has produced another great gothic tale of horror. This one involves Sherlock Holmes and Watson. It has mystery and suspense; a crazed, knife wielding baron; an escaped convict; a large, spooky mansion; fog enshrouded moors with quicksand, and a beautiful, buxom woman. Throw in stars like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and you can't go wrong. Add this one to your Hammer Studios collection.
Rating:  - 2nd best "Hound" -- STILL 5 stars
The story: Sir Hugo Baskerville conducts an impromtu blood ritual on a pretty young lass out on the Grimpen Mire (moor), an event which is promptly concluded by a huge and horrific hound which rips Sir Hugo's aristocratic body to pieces, and thus the family curse is launched on the Baskervilles for generations to come. (This scene, by the way, is not all that graphic -- one doesn't actually see either the stabbing of the girl or the mauling), Eventually, Sir Charles Baskerville, a few generations down ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Hammer greats
Any Hammer film that is directed by Terence Fisher, and stars both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, as well as having music composed by James Bernard is almost certainly a classic. This version of the classic Conan Doyle story meets that criteria and yes it is a superb film.
Peter Cushing is superb as Holmes. All fidgety energy with boundless intelligence and a steely determination to get to the truth of the Baskerville legend. Christopher Lee, as he showed in "The Devil Rides Out", is ... Read More
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