The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 mystery-comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that offers a more human and introspective portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8659273 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Context triple: [Stanley Holloway, notableWork, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]
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A.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, notable for including the tale in which Holmes confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty.
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B.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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C.
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
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D.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.
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E.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Target entity description: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 mystery-comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that offers a more human and introspective portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective.
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A.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, notable for including the tale in which Holmes confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty.
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B.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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C.
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
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D.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.
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E.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christopher Challis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Billy Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ernest Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Mycroft Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Diogenes Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
identity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal life of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of mystery and comedy
ⓘ
revisionist depiction of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| partlySetIn | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Christopher Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colin Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mycroft Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
human side of Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
introspective Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ more vulnerable Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Saltzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Billy Wilder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I. A. L. Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Christopher Lee
NERFINISHED
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Colin Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneviève Page NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Description of subject: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 mystery-comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that offers a more human and introspective portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.