# The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

> Billy Wilder turns Sherlock Holmes’s hidden case files into a wry, romantic, and wildly eccentric Victorian mystery adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2968

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Comedy
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Cast: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee, Tamara Toumanova, Clive Revill, Irene Handl, Mollie Maureen
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066249/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, whimsical, classic movie night, mystery marathon

## Synopsis

A whimsical adventure awaits as a brilliant detective navigates a world filled with peculiar mysteries.

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