Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
GermanSherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byCurt Siodmak
Based onThe Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyle
(uncredited)
Produced byArtur Brauner
StarringChristopher Lee
Senta Berger
Hans Söhnker
Hans Nielsen
Ivan Desny
Leon Askin
Wolfgang Lukschy
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Thorley Walters
CinematographyRichard Angst
Edited byIra Oberberg
Music byMartin Slavin
Production
companies
CCC Filmkunst
Critérion Films
Incei Film
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release dates
  • 30 November 1962 (1962-11-30) (West Germany)
  • 3 May 1963 (1963-05-03) (Italy)
  • 20 May 1964 (1964-05-20) (France)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
France
Italy
LanguageGerman
Box office198,324 admissions (France)

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (German: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes) is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Curt Siodmak, based on the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Christopher Lee as Holmes and Thorley Walters as Watson, along with Senta Berger, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen, and Ivan Desny.

The film was an international co-production between West German, French, and Italian companies, led by Artur Brauner's CCC Filmkunst. It was released in West Germany by Constantin Film on November 30, 1962, and received mixed reviews.