The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002 film)

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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Based on The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Written by Allan Cubitt
Directed by David Attwood
Starring Richard Roxburgh
Ian Hart
Richard E. Grant
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time100 minutes
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Release26 December 2002 (2002-12-26)

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 2002 television adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel of the same name.

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Plot

Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case of the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country.

Cast

Production

Produced by Tiger Aspect Productions, this was the third adaptation of the tale for the BBC, [1] it was shown on BBC One on Boxing Day 2002. It was directed by David Attwood, [2] and adapted by Allan Cubitt. [1] The film stars Richard Roxburgh as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Hart as Doctor Watson. [2] Hart would play Watson again in the 2004 TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking , also written by Cubitt. [3] [4] The hound was a mix of animatronics and computer generated images [1] and was created by the same team, Crawley Creatures and Framestore, that provided the dinosaurs for Walking with Dinosaurs and The Lost World . [1]

This version diverges from the novel in a few instances, such as Sir Henry not being involved in the final attempt to entrap Stapleton, Stapleton murdering his wife and Stapleton being shot dead by Watson just before the former can shoot a mire-trapped Holmes. The film is set in the time period the original tale was published as opposed to when it was originally set. [5] It portrays a séance performed by Dr. Mortimer's wife, [4] a scene which did not appear in the original novel, though a similar scene did appear in the 1939 Basil Rathbone version of the film. [4] The characters of Frankland and his daughter Laura Lyons are completely omitted from the film.

Critical reaction

Richard Scheib of The Science-Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review called the film "one of the best Sherlock Holmes screen adaptations to date, and arguably the best of all screen versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles that we have." [6] Pamela Troy of CultureVulture.net wrote, "There's a lot that may outrage fans of the original novel, but this is, nonetheless, a respectful, interesting, and worthwhile adaptation." [7] Charles Prepolec of the Sherlock Holmes fansite BakerStreetDozen.com wrote, "In the end, it is a compelling, if somewhat infuriating, film to watch. Not a great Holmes film, and certainly not the greatest version of this story, but it is fascinating television drama." [8] The A.V. Club called the film "A very interesting, if not completely successful, adaptation." [9]

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