The Hound of the Baskervilles

Terence Fisher was able to skillfully direct the film with the resources he had, especially with the actors that the studio paid for. These are excellent performances that drive the story forward and create the necessary atmosphere of paranoia and fear that are essential to the story. Additionally, there is the paranormal element that makes the story even more mysterious, and you are afraid that the dog will appear in front of you and finally see its terrifying beauty. (24.04.2015)

An atmospheric movie from Hammer studios which is rightly considered to be one of the best adaptation of Holmes’ adventures. A blot on the macabre landscape here is Peter Cushing who should have been a little less of a mundane Holmes, for my taste. Although I understand that to act decently in scenes when you are on set with Christopher Lee in his very best years is almost impossible, but Cushing shrinks away in them almost indecently. Despite playing absolutely wonderfully in many other situations. Otherwise, nothing to fault. (03.03.2010)

Studio Hammer used the horror potential of Doyle's novel to perhaps one hundred and ten percent, but fortunately they have not forgotten the detective story either and have mixed both in the right proportion so that the viewer does not get bored for even a second. Moreover, Peter Cushing is a great Holmes and André Morell a great Watson - not possible to write something similar about Christopher Lee. (17.09.2016)