The Hound of the Baskervilles 1983

Overview

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a television movie released in the United States on November 3, 1983. Classified under the genres of horror, crime, and mystery, the film has a runtime of one hour and forty minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. The narrative follows detective Sherlock Holmes, who is hired to investigate when a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate. Promotional material for the film describes the production as featuring Holmes and Watson alongside an age-old curse and a ravenous monster, framing the narrative as their most chilling case. The film is one of several screen and stage adaptations based on the famous literary detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose original novel was serialized in The Strand Magazine between August 1901 and April 1902.