Sherlock Holmes: Based on a Play by William Gillette

Long considered lost until a complete dupe negative was identified in the vaults of La Cinémathèque française last year, this William Gillette film is a vital missing link in the history of Sherlock Holmes on screen. By the time it was produced at Essanay Studios in 1916, Gillette had been establish...

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Main Authors: Brand, Neil (Composer), Buchwald, Günter A. (Composer), Bockius, Frank (Composer), Gillette, William (Author, Actor), Doyle, Arthur C. (Author)
Other Authors: Berthelet, Arthur (Director), Kay, Marjorie (Actor), Maupain, Ernest (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:English
French
Published: Los Angeles Flicker Alley [2015]
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Summary:Long considered lost until a complete dupe negative was identified in the vaults of La Cinémathèque française last year, this William Gillette film is a vital missing link in the history of Sherlock Holmes on screen. By the time it was produced at Essanay Studios in 1916, Gillette had been established as the world's foremost interpreter of Holmes on stage - having played him approximately 1300 times since his 1899 debut. This newly-restored edition, thanks to the monumental efforts of both the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and La Cinémathèque française, represents the sole surviving appearance of Gillette's Holmes on film. Presented with optional French and English intertitles and an original score composed and performed by Neil Brand, Guenter Buchwald, and Frank Bockius, Flicker Alley is honored to bring Sherlock Holmes onto Blu-ray and DVD for the first time ever. [Cover]
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray-Disc (116 Min.) viragiert

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