French film poster for the movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (German: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes) is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher. It was a West German-French-Italian international co-production. The film starred Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes and Thorley Walters as Dr. Watson. Curt Siodmak wrote the screenplay, based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Plot[]
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarty, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Cast[]
- Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes
- Thorley Walters as Dr. Watson
- Hans Söhnker as Professor Moriarty
- Hans Nielsen as Inspector Cooper
- Senta Berger as Ellen Blackburn
- Ivan Desny as Paul King
- Wolfgang Lukschy as Peter Blackburn
- Leon Askin as Charles, the chauffeur
- Edith Schultze-Westrum as Mrs. Hudson
- Bernard Lajarrige as Inspector French
External links[]
- Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace at Wikipedia
- Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace at IMDb