
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Billy Wilder, 1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Michael & Mollie Hardwick, 1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a movie novelization written by Michael & Mollie Hardwick in 1970 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Billy Wilder in 1970. The movie features Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee, Clive Revill, Tamara Toumanova, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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The Movie is based on
Book by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Storyline
Holmes and Dr. Watson are tasked with solving the disappearance of a lovely woman’s husband. The inquiry takes an unusual turn, encompassing six absent dwarfs, nefarious monks, a Scottish fortress, the legendary Loch Ness monster, and secretive naval trials.
Movie vs Book

Year
1970
Minutes
125
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Director: Billy Wilder
Country: UK
Year: 1970
Length: 2h5m
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Year
1970
Pages
175
Book Rate
7.40
S: Goodreads
Book
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Michael & Mollie Hardwick
Country: UK
First published in: 1970
Length: 175 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I think of a book and a movie as two separate things. I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.”
LOUIS SACHAR (Writer)
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