The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) is a British gothic mystery adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel, produced by Hammer Films and starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Christopher Lee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) Context triple: [Hammer Film Productions, notableWork, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)]
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) is a classic mystery movie adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story, widely known for starring Basil Rathbone in one of his most iconic portrayals of the famous detective.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) is a classic black-and-white mystery movie featuring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in one of his most iconic screen portrayals.
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C.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
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D.
The Tooth of Crime
The Tooth of Crime is a 1972 avant-garde play by Sam Shepard that blends rock music, futuristic slang, and stylized violence in a surreal exploration of fame, power, and rivalry.
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E.
Mr. Holmes (2015 film)
Mr. Holmes is a 2015 mystery drama film that portrays an aging Sherlock Holmes, played by Ian McKellen, grappling with his fading memory while revisiting an unsolved case from his past.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) Target entity description: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) is a British gothic mystery adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel, produced by Hammer Films and starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Christopher Lee.
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A.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) is a classic mystery movie adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story, widely known for starring Basil Rathbone in one of his most iconic portrayals of the famous detective.
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B.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) is a classic black-and-white mystery movie featuring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in one of his most iconic screen portrayals.
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C.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
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D.
The Tooth of Crime
The Tooth of Crime is a 1972 avant-garde play by Sam Shepard that blends rock music, futuristic slang, and stylized violence in a surreal exploration of fame, power, and rivalry.
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E.
Mr. Holmes (2015 film)
Mr. Holmes is a 2015 mystery drama film that portrays an aging Sherlock Holmes, played by Ian McKellen, grappling with his fading memory while revisiting an unsolved case from his past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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film ⓘ gothic film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Hound of the Baskervilles (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sherlock Holmes
NERFINISHED
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The Hound of the Baskervilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Henry Baskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack Asher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | James Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terence Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Alfred Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorAsRole |
André Morell as Dr. Watson
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Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville ⓘ Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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gothic ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasArtDirectionStyle | period Victorian setting ⓘ |
| hasCostumeAndProductionStyle | gothic horror-influenced ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Sherlock Holmes film produced by Hammer Film Productions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hammer Sherlock Holmes films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | legend of a demonic hound haunting the Baskerville family ⓘ |
| producer | Anthony Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hammer Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateCountry | 1959 in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Dartmoor
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| starring |
André Morell
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewen Solon NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis De Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ Marla Landi NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) Description of subject: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) is a British gothic mystery adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel, produced by Hammer Films and starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Christopher Lee.
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