The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | |
|---|---|
1970 film poster by Robert McGinnis | |
| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Written by | I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder |
| Produced by | I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder |
| Starring | Robert Stephens Geneviève Page Colin Blakely Christopher Lee |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Ernest Walter |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 (est.) |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision written and produced by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and directed by Wilder. The film offers an affectionate, slightly parodic look at Sherlock Holmes, and draws a distinction between the "real" Holmes and the character portrayed by Watson in his stories for The Strand magazine. It stars Robert Stephens as Holmes and Colin Blakely as Doctor Watson.