The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyleliterary work· published 1902
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Holmes and Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel".
Adaptations (18)
The Hound of the Baskervilles has been adapted 18 times, across film and television film, from 1914 to 2022. The most recent is The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie (2022).
Der Hund von Baskerville1914 · film · 65 min · dir. Rudolf Meinert · IMDb ↗IMDb5.7In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two Holmes. Holmes' foe is called Stapleton and he menaces Holmes' client Lord Henry and his fiancée, Laura Lyons, masquerading himself as Holmes. Hidden passages, hand bombs and mechanical devices abound, reminding more of a serial than of a Conan Doyle story.
The Hound of the Baskervilles1921 · film · dir. Maurice Elvey · IMDb ↗IMDb4.1After the death in suspicious circumstances of Charles Baskerville, the last descendant of the lineage of the Baskervilles, Henry, returned to the old family mansion. The charismatic detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful assistant, Dr. Watson, investigating the case, and discover the existence of a supernatural hound that in addition murderer according to history, killed many years ago Hugo Baskerville, the first of the line, and it seems that the curse stalks his descendants.
Der Hund von Baskerville1929 · film · 65 min · dir. Richard Oswald · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
The Hound of the Baskervilles1932 · film · 72 min · dir. Gareth Gundrey · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire. Holmes uncovers a plot to have Sir Henry murdered by a terrible trained hound.
The Hound of the Baskervilles1937 · film · 82 min · dir. Karel Lamac · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.
Jighansa1951 · film · 112 min · dir. Ajoy Kar · IMDb ↗IMDb8.2The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit (Kamal Mitra) asked for help from one Detective Smarajit Sen (Sisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sent his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, a new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sang an uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta (Bikash Roy), a suspicious botanist who stayed in the neighborhood also roamed in that locality. It revealed that he was deprived of the real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He used one deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he was killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.
Hound of the Baskervilles1955 · television film · 80 min · dir. Fritz Umgelter · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1971 film)1971 · television film · 155 min · dir. Antonina Zinoveva · IMDb ↗IMDb7.8When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
The Hound of the Baskervilles1981 · television film · 154 min · dir. Igor Maslennikov · IMDb ↗IMDb8.5The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1981 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was the third installment in the TV series about adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. A potent streak of humour ran through the film as concerns references to traditional British customs and stereotypes, ensuring the film's popularity with several generations of Russophone viewers. Other features of this best entry in the series include excellent exterior shots which closely match the novel's setting in the Dartmoor marshland, as well as an all-star cast: in addition to the famous Livanov -Solomin duo as Holmes and Watson, the film stars the internationally acclaimed actor/director Nikita Mikhalkov as Sir Henry Baskerville and the Russian movie legend Oleg Yankovsky as the villain Stapleton.
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse1983 · television film · 67 min · dir. Richard Slapczynski · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family.
The Hound of the Baskervilles2000 · television film · 90 min · dir. Rodney Gibbons · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural hound who roams the moors, waiting to attack the latest heir to the Baskerville estate. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
The Hound of the Baskervilles2002 · television film · 100 min · dir. David Attwood · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying supernatural hound that has brought fear and death to his household.
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie2022 · film · 119 min · dir. Hiroshi Nishitani · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1Based on the feature-length novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" written by Arthur Conan Doyle, which is the movie version of the TV drama "Sherlock" broadcast on the Fuji TV series in 2019.
