Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- brooding
- foreboding
- classic mystery night
- gothic horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praise Peter Cushing's forceful Holmes, André Morell's serious Watson, and the film's atmospheric Hammer treatment, despite reservations about staging and melodrama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Holmes and Watson investigate the supposedly revenge-seeking hound while weighing curse lore against material evidence.
The Baskerville manor and lonely southwest English moors make the family threat feel inescapable.
Sir Henry inherits both the Baskerville estate and the legend that the family is hunted by a supernatural hound.
Hammer Film Productions frames the Holmes investigation through heightened horror imagery, blood, and atmospheric mood music.
Films like The Hound of the Baskervilles, and why
The Woman in Black
shared gothic mystery atmosphere, detective investigation, and supernatural-seeming threat
The Scarlet Claw
shared classic detective story structure, rural isolation, and ominous period setting
The Hound of the Baskervilles
shared sherlock holmes mythology, crime investigation, and atmospheric suspense
The Curse of Frankenstein
shared gothic horror, aristocratic family curse, and hammer-style visual menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Release Date
- 1959-05-04
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (395)
Cast
- Peter Cushing
- André Morell
- Christopher Lee
- Marla Landi
- David Oxley
- Francis de Wolff
- Miles Malleson
- Ewen Solon
- John Le Mesurier
- Helen Goss
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hound of the Baskervilles about?
- Sherlock Holmes confronts a terrifying family legend on the misty moors as a Baskerville heir becomes the target of an apparently supernatural hound.
- What is The Hound of the Baskervilles like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hound of the Baskervilles as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hound of the Baskervilles violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Hound of the Baskervilles as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Hound of the Baskervilles?
- Critics broadly praise Peter Cushing's forceful Holmes, André Morell's serious Watson, and the film's atmospheric Hammer treatment, despite reservations about staging and melodrama.
- Which films are like The Hound of the Baskervilles?
- Films with a similar feel include The Woman in Black, The Scarlet Claw, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Curse of Frankenstein.
- How long is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
- The Hound of the Baskervilles runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hound of the Baskervilles?
- In United States, The Hound of the Baskervilles streams on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
In Ember's collections
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- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943
- The Spider Woman1943
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- The Hound of the Baskervilles1988
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 11981
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 21981
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