The Celebrated Archives of Mr. Sherlock Holmes (documentary 1970)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Celebrated Archives of Mr. Sherlock Holmes is an American TV documentary, created by Alan Seeger, George Frayne, Donald Finamore and Jean Federmack, produced by A Tarot Production, released in 1970 as a promotion for Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes". 8 minutes.
The documentary is a retrospective exploration of Sherlock Holmes as a cultural and literary phenomenon. Rather than telling a single story, it presents Sherlock Holmes as an enduring figure whose influence extends far beyond the original texts by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It examines the origins of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes as a literary creation, the evolution of Holmes in popular culture, the myth vs. the man...
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