#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY:
Christopher Lee throughout his career has had many connections with the
world of Sherlock Holmes, today we are going to be featuring at some of
them here and at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.
SHERLOCK HOLMES And The Deadly Necklace (1962) is when Lee first played
the famous detective with Hammer regular Thorley Walters as Dr. Watson
& directed by Terence Fisher. Filming took place in July and August 1962 in Ireland, London and the CCC-Studios in Berlin, with Lee donning a false nose.
DEADLY NECKLACE was originally filmed in English, but the English language audio track used in the film was recorded in post-production, as was common with many European productions at the time and so another American actor dubbed Lee. The film had all the ingredients to be great, with Fisher at helm, Lee donning some great make-up, but unfortunately it was a misfire for many people, the biggest problem with the film not using Lee's voice & weak story, with both Lee and Fisher being disappointed in the final outcome.
DEADLY NECKLACE was originally filmed in English, but the English language audio track used in the film was recorded in post-production, as was common with many European productions at the time and so another American actor dubbed Lee. The film had all the ingredients to be great, with Fisher at helm, Lee donning some great make-up, but unfortunately it was a misfire for many people, the biggest problem with the film not using Lee's voice & weak story, with both Lee and Fisher being disappointed in the final outcome.
#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY:
OUR SECOND LOOK at Christopher Lee's Sherlock connections, is from The
Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970) directed by Hollywood legend
Billy Wilder who Lee often referred to as the greatest director he ever
worked with.
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HERE LEE PLAYS Mycroft Holmes the even smarter, mysterious older
brother of Sherlock, Lee had the unusual distinction of being the only
actor to play both brothers on screen. Lee considered this film a very important one in his career, as he believed this film to be the reason he stopped being typecast: "I've never been typecast since.”
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