The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Blu-ray [Masters of Cinema Series]

Considered by many Holmesians to be one of the finest Sherlock Holmes films ever made, Billy Wilder’s The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is both an affectionate parody and a brilliant, melancholy celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) and Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely) are drawn into a mysterious case involving a woman found floating in the River Thames, leading them on an investigation that takes them to Scotland and brings them face to face with monks, dwarfs, and even the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Can the great detective solve this most peculiar mystery?

Release Information:

• Original Release Year: 1970
• Studio/Distributor: The Masters of Cinema Series

Feature Presentation:

• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
• Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Subtitles: English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Special Features:

• Glorious 1080p presentation
• Uncompressed PCM soundtrack
• New video interview with film scholar Neil Sinyard
• The Missing Cases (50 mins): Presentation of deleted sequences with script excerpts, production stills, and surviving footage
• Deleted Epilogue Scene (audio only)
• Christopher Lee: Mr. Holmes, Mr. Wilder – archival interview with Christopher Lee
• Interview with editor Ernest Walter
• Original theatrical trailer
• Collectors booklet featuring a new essay by Philip Kemp, words of Billy Wilder, and rare archival imagery

Technical Specifications:

• Format: Blu-ray
• Region: FREE
• Video Quality: 1080p Full HD
• Codec: PCM (Audio)

Cast & Crew:

• Director: Billy Wilder
• Main Cast: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee