Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byCurt Siodmak
Based onThe Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyle
(uncredited)
Produced byArtur Brauner
StarringChristopher Lee
Senta Berger
Hans Söhnker
Hans Nielsen
Ivan Desny
Leon Askin
Wolfgang Lukschy
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Thorley Walters
CinematographyRichard Angst
Edited byIra Oberberg
Music byMartin Slavin
Production
companies
CCC Filmkunst
Critérion Films
Incei Film
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release dates
  • 30 November 1962 (1962-11-30) (West Germany)
  • 3 May 1963 (1963-05-03) (Italy)
  • 20 May 1964 (1964-05-20) (France)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
France
Italy
LanguagesGerman
English
Box office198,324 admissions (France)[1]

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (German: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes[2]) is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher. It is a West German-French-Italian international co-production. The film starred Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes and Thorley Walters as Dr. Watson. Curt Siodmak wrote the screenplay, based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

  1. ^ Box office information for Terence Fisher films in France at Box office Story
  2. ^ Barnes, Alan (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.