Le Chien des Baskerville
Réalisation:
Terence FisherScénario:
Peter BryanPhotographie:
Jack AsherMusique:
James BernardActeurs·trices:
Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, John Le Mesurier, David Birks, Miles MallesonVOD (1)
Résumés(1)
1740. Après avoir tué une paysanne, Sir Hugo Baskerville rend son dernier souffle sous les crocs dun chien monstrueux. Le prélude à une malédiction qui, depuis, pèse sur ses descendants, tous tués dans les mêmes circonstances. Près dun siècle et demi plus tard, la mort de Sir Charles Baskerville fait de Sir Henry l’héritier de son vaste domaine en même temps quelle le promet à la rage vengeresse du chien. Sa seule chance déchapper aux foudres de lau-delà : Sherlock Holmes, le grand détective privé qui envoie son ami et partenaire le docteur Watson en éclaireur au manoir des Baskerville, convaincu quil ny a rien de surnaturel dans cette affaire. (BQHL Éditions)
(plus)Critiques (3)
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.
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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.
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Terence Fisher managed to steer the film excellently with the resources he had, especially with the actors that the studio was paying. It's the great performances by the actors that drive the story forward and create the necessary atmosphere of paranoia and fear, which are essential for the narrative. Moreover, there's the paranormal element that makes the story even more mysterious, and you're afraid that the dog will appear before you, and you'll finally see it in its terrifying beauty.
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