Cinematic background from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970 - Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Billy Wilder, Arthur Conan Doyle, I.A.L. Diamond
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Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man laying in a bed with a white pillow; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and tie holding something up; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a little girl in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a top hat and holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman holding hands in front of a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk in front of papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in tuxedos sitting in front of a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man is looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman wearing hats looking through a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman standing in front of a window in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are walking through a lobby of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men sitting at a table in a theater; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a black suit and a man in a black suit and a man in a black suit and a man in a black suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a black suit and white shirt is posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man is playing a violin in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting in a chair holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit standing in front of a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing next to each other in formal wear; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men in tuxedos holding instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on the grass with a plate of food in her hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – An old woman with a black hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in a chair holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in front of a table in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person tying a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a hat and looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – An older woman in a black dress looking up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of torches; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on top of a couch wearing a red dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man with two dogs chained to a chain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Horse drawn carriages traveling down a snow covered street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing on a red carpet in front of tents; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman holding a mirror in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person holding a coffee cup; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and tie holding a book and talking on the phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a purple and white shirt and a woman in a purple and white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in front of an audience watching a performance; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and bow tie standing next to a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in tuxedos standing next to each other in front of a christmas tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men herding a herd of sheep down a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a hat talking to another man in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man touching a woman's hair in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman wearing a green hat and a green bow tie; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man with a mustache wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman dressed as the bride of dracula in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hooded jacket stares at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a chair in front of two men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing white gloves holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man with a mustache wearing a top hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two beautiful women are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in tuxedos looking at each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of women in wedding dresses standing in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in hats and suits talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A horse drawn carriage parked in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two people are walking in a field near a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other near a bicycle; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a tuxedo holding a violin in front of candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman's face with a man's arm around it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a red jacket is cutting something with a knife; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a top hat with a flower in his hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A castle with a bird flying over it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in a chair holding a violin; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person sitting in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a hat and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman looking at a man in a suit in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two older men standing next to each other in front of a statue; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men sitting at a dinner table looking at their cell phones; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a top hat and a tuxedo; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in tuxedos and white gloves holding drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a hat holding a fork and a drink; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a dinner table eating a piece of cake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a man in a suit standing next to each other in front of a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in tuxedos looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are standing in front of a stack of papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – An older woman wearing a black hat and a black dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a bookshelf; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting on a bench; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A room filled with tables and chairs and a man standing in front of a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and tie talking to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing on top of a grass covered hillside; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle