New York State Writers Institute - Classic Film Series

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

April 24, 1998 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m.

Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue
(Free and Open to the Public)

(United Kingdom, 1970, 125 minutes, color, 16 mm)
Directed by Billy Wilder
Starring Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneive Page

This extremely personal Wilder film takes a melancholy look at the famous sleuth, based on secret manuscripts of Mr. Watson. The acting, photography, and score are all first-rate in this rarely screened film.