The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Sherlock Holmes

      Robert Stephens

    • Dr John H. Watson

      Colin Blakely

    • Mrs Hudson

      Irene Handl

    • 1st gravedigger

      Stanley Holloway

    • 'Duchess', old lady in wheelchair

      Catherine Lacey

    • Mycroft Holmes

      Christopher Lee

    • Ilse von Hoffmanstal, 'Gabrielle Valladon'

      Geneviève Page

    • Nicolai Rogozhin

      Clive Revill

    • Madame Petrova

      Tamara Toumanova

    • Queen Victoria

      Mollie Maureen

    • von Tirpitz

      Peter Madden

    • cabbie

      Michael Balfour

    • guide at Urquhart Castle

      James Copeland

    • baggageman at Inverness Station

      Alex McCrindle

    • 1st carter

      John Garrie

    • 2nd carter

      Godfrey James

    • Diogenes Club porter

      Frank Thornton

    • The Caledonian Hotel manager

      Robert Cawdron

    • monk

      Paul Hansard

    • ballet orchestra conductor

      Miklós Rózsa  (uncredited)

    • Petrova's maid

      Ina De La Haye  (uncredited)

    • Wiggins, man with telegram at Diogenes Club

      Graham Armitage  (uncredited)

    • minister at cemetery

      C. Kenneth Benda  (uncredited)

    • 2nd gravedigger

      Eric Francis  (uncredited)

    • submarine crew member

      Ismet Hassan  (uncredited)

    • submarine crew member

      Charlie Young Atom  (uncredited)

    • submarine crew member

      Teddy Kiss Atom  (uncredited)

    • submarine crew member

      Willie Shearer  (uncredited)

    • McKellar

      Phillip Ross  (uncredited)

    • lady-in-waiting

      Daphne Riggs  (uncredited)

    • 1st scientist

      Martin Carroll  (uncredited)

    • 2nd scientist

      John Scott  (uncredited)

    • equerry

      John Gatrell  (uncredited)

    • Lieutenant-Commander

      Philip Anthony  (uncredited)

    • .

      Nicholas Benton  (uncredited)

    • Oxford prostitute [role cut]

      Penny Brahms  (uncredited)

    • girl in carriage [role cut]

      Jennifer Baker  (uncredited)

    • girl in carriage [role cut]

      Susan Baker  (uncredited)

    • Havelock-Smith, Barclays Bank managing director [role cut]

      John Williams  (uncredited)

    • Cassidy, Barclays Bank legal staff [role cut]

      Michael Elwyn  (uncredited)

    • secretary, Barclays Bank [role cut]

      Annette Kerr  (uncredited)

    • Dr John Watson from Canada [role cut]

      Colin Blakely  (uncredited)

    • Neopolitan singing teacher [role cut]

      Paul Stassino  (uncredited)

    • Inspector Lestrade [role cut]

      George Benson  (uncredited)

    • Mr Plimsoll, blind landlord [role cut]

      David Kossoff  (uncredited)

    • Chinese corpse [role cut]

      Paul Tann  (uncredited)

    • honeymoon bride [role cut]

      Nicole Shelby  (uncredited)

    • honeymoon groom [role cut]

      Jonathan Cecil  (uncredited)

    • captain of the boat [role cut]

      Noël Johnson  (uncredited)

    • madame [role cut]

      Anne Blake  (uncredited)

    • 1st Oxford girl [role cut]

      Marilyn Head  (uncredited)

    • 2nd Oxford girl [role cut]

      Anna Matisse  (uncredited)

    • 3rd Oxford girl [role cut]

      Wendy Lingham  (uncredited)

    • 4th Oxford girl [role cut]

      Jenny Hanley  (uncredited)

    • 5th Oxford girl [role cut]

      Sheena Hunter  (uncredited)

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Billy Wilder

    • Assistant Director

      Tom Pevsner

    • Continuity

      Elaine Schreyeck

    Production:

    • ©

      Phalanx Productions

    • ©

      Inc. Mirisch Productions

    • A production of Mirisch Films Limited

      Mirisch Films Limited

    • In association with

      Sir Nigel Films

    • The Mirisch Production Company presents

      The Mirisch Production Company

    • Produced by

      Billy Wilder

    • Associate Producer

      I.A.L. Diamond

    • Production Manager

      Eric Rattray

    • Production Supervisor

      Dewaay, Larry

    • Location Manager

      Ivo Nightingale

    • Production Consultant (Sir Nigel Films)

      Henry E. Lester

    • Made at

      Pinewood Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting Director

      Lesley De Pettitt

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Billy Wilder

    • Written by

      I.A.L. Diamond

    • Based upon the characters created by

      Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Christopher Challis

    • Camera Operator

      Cooper, Frederick

    • Focus Puller

      John Palmer  (uncredited)

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects

      Wally Veevers

    • Special Effects

      Cliff Richardson

    Editing:

    • Film Editor

      Ernest Walter

    • Assistant Editor

      Margaret Miller  (uncredited)

    • Assistant Editor

      Boyd Williams  (uncredited)

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Trauner, Alexander

    • Art Director

      Tony Inglis

    • Assistant Art Director

      Frank Willson  (uncredited)

    • Set Decorator

      Harry Cordwell  (uncredited)

    • Set Dresser

      Terry Parr

    • Set Dresser

      Vernon Dixon

    • Construction Manager

      Leon Davis

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Julie Harris

    • Ladies' Wardrobe Supervisor

      Dorothy Edwards  (uncredited)

    • Men's Wardrobe Supervisor

      John Hilling  (uncredited)

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Gasser, Ernest

    • Hairdressing

      Biddy Chrystal

    Titles:

    • Main Titles by

      Maurice Binder

    Film processing:

    • Filmed in

      Panavision

    Music:

    • Music by/Music Conductor

      Miklós Rózsa

    • Music Performed by

      Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The

    Choreography:

    • Ballet Adviser and Dance Arranged by

      David Blair

    Sound:

    • Sound Recordist

      Daniel, J.W.N

    • Sound Recordist

      Dudley Messenger

    • Sound Recordist

      Gordon K. McCallum

    • Sound Editor

      Roy Baker