Here is the second of two Italian producions of Sherlock Holmes, done again in three parts for television, in 1968-9. For some reason the producers retitled it "The Last of the Baskervilles." I am naturally off balance as I don't understand Italian, and my DVD set had no English track or subtitles, but I detected several other plot deviations as well. That brings the question: why dilly with such a great plot? There have been many, many productions of this greatest of Holmes stories: the best ones stay close to Conan Doyle and seek to present the excitement, the chase, and the terror which have been delighting audiences and readers for many years. I will not try to make an exhaustive comparisons of various movies and TV shows here, but instead invite IMDb readers to enjoy digging them up for themselves. (But surely one little hint will be welcome: Peter Cushing!)
This production is in black and white, but the cinematography did well with that. Settings are sumptuous; costumes and props are lavish; acting seemed adequate but of course I would have appreciated it better if I could have understood. Sound recording was spotty and somewhat distracting; the direction and editing were slow and plodding and seemed to be, to some extent, filling in the time.
I have spoken of Senor Gazzolo in my review of La Valle della Paura (The Valley of Fear). He is again off the mark. The Hound itself was at first only filmed with its legs, running; when we finally saw its face . . . But that would be a "spoiler." I'll only remark that finally seeing its face spoiled a lot for me!
Just can't recommend it.