Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
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).
| Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | |
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| Directed by | Igor Maslennikov |
| Produced by | Lenfilm |
| Written by | Arthur Conan Doyle (novel) Igor Maslennikov Yuli Dunsky Valeri Frid |
| Starring | Vasily Livanov Vitaly Solomin Rina Zelyonaya |
| Music by | Vladimir Dashkevich (original score) Boris Andreev (sound department) |
| Cinematography | Yuri Veksler |
| Edited by | Mark Kaplan (artist) |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm Gosteleradio |
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Running time | 135 minutes (in 2 episodes) |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
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