Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | |
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Directed by | Igor Maslennikov |
Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle (novel) Igor Maslennikov Yuli Dunsky Valeri Frid |
Produced by | Lenfilm |
Starring | Vasily Livanov Vitaly Solomin Rina Zelyonaya |
Cinematography | Yuri Veksler |
Edited by | Mark Kaplan (artist) |
Music by | Vladimir Dashkevich (original score) Boris Andreev (sound department) |
Distributed by | Lenfilm Gosteleradio |
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Running time | 135 minutes (in 2 episodes) |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Russian: Шерлок Холмс и доктор Ватсон, romanized: Sherlok Holms i doktor Vatson) is a 1979 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novels about Sherlock Holmes. Directed by Igor Maslennikov it is the first of a 5-part TV film series (divided into 11-episodes) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The film is divided into two episodes – "The Acquaintance" (Russian: Знакомство, based on the 1892 short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band") and "Bloody Inscription" (Russian: Кровавая надпись, based on Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet).
The movies are made close to the plot of the books, but have some notable, and sometimes quite humorous differences, e.g. Dr. Watson within first weeks of living in Baker Street was trying to figure out what was Holmes profession. Upon witnessing Holmes dressed in disguise, seeing some strange visitors, Watson comes to a conclusion that Holmes is a criminal mastermind.[1]
Cast
- Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes
- Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson
- Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson
The Acquaintance
- Gennadi Bogachyov as Stamford
- Maria Solomina as Helen Stoner and Julia Stoner
- Fedor Odinokov as Dr. Roylott (voiced by Igor Yefimov)
Bloody Inscription
- Borislav Brondukov as Inspector Lestrade (voiced by Igor Yefimov)
- Igor Dmitriev as Inspector Gregson
- Nikolai Karachentsov as Jefferson Hope
- Viktor Aristov as Joseph Stangerson
- Adolf Ilyin as Enoch Drebber
References
- ^ Television Review: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (Russian), nekosmuse.com
External links
- 1979 films
- 1979 in the Soviet Union
- Soviet films
- Russian-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on mystery novels
- Sherlock Holmes films based on works by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Lenfilm films
- Soviet television miniseries
- Films directed by Igor Maslennikov
- 1970s crime drama films
- 1970s Soviet television series
- Soviet crime films
- Russian crime films
- 1970s television miniseries
- Soviet crime television series
- 1979 drama films
- 1970s Soviet film stubs
- 1970s crime drama film stubs