The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Turkish title: Şerlok Holmes
“Anything But Elementary.”
1970 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by 
Billy Wilder
Billy WilderCast
Robert Stephens 
Colin Blakely 
Geneviève Page
Credits
Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Plot
A different view of the great detective.
Sinekatalog’s take
Billy Wilder's melancholy, witty take on Holmes is more intimate than adventurous. Robert Stephens is fine, and though cut by the studio, it is a charming, underrated oddity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (15,100 votes)
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