Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (film)
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a 1979 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle
's novels about Sherlock Holmes
directed by Igor Maslennikov
.
The film was divided into two parts - "The Acquaintance" and "Bloody Inscription" .
The film is based on two stories by Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet
and The Adventure of the Speckled Band
.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
's novels about Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
directed by Igor Maslennikov
Igor Maslennikov
Igor Fyodorovich Maslennikov is a Russian film director.He was born in Gorky. In 1954 Maslennikov completed his education in the department of journalism of the Leningrad University and worked as an editor, script writer, and cameraman on Leningrad television...
.
The film was divided into two parts - "The Acquaintance" and "Bloody Inscription" .
The film is based on two stories by Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year...
and The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the eighth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It is one of four Sherlock Holmes stories that can be classified as a locked...
.
Cast
- Vasily LivanovVasily LivanovVasily Borisovich Livanov MBE is a Soviet and Russian film actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:His father Boris Livanov was a prominent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre...
as Sherlock Holmes - Vitaly SolominVitaly SolominVitaly Mefodievich Solomin was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter. He was the younger brother of Yury Solomin....
as Dr. Watson - Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson
The Acquaintance
- Gennady Bogachov as Stamford
- Maria Solomina as Helen Stoner and Julia Stoner
- Fedor Odinokov as Dr. Roylott (voiced by Igor YefimovIgor YefimovIgor Markovich Yefimov or Igor Efimov, Russian Игорь Маркович Ефимов is an American philosopher, writer and publisher of Russian origin. Some of his works were published under the pen name Andrei Moscovit...
)
Bloody Inscription
- Borislav BrondukovBorislav BrondukovBoryslav Brondukov was a Ukrainian and Soviet film character actor, People's Artist of Ukraine.He was born in the village of Dubava somewhere in Kiev oblast of Ukrainian SSR in a Russian-Polish family...
as Inspector Lestrade - Igor DmitrievIgor DmitrievIgor Borisovich Dmitriev was a Russian film and theater actor who specialized in playing aristocratic characters in costume productions ....
as Inspector Gregson - Nikolai KarachentsovNikolai KarachentsovNikolai Petrovich Karachentsov is a Soviet/Russian actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR .- Films :* The Witches Cave as Jean, the cosmolinguist* The Adventures of the Electronic as Urrie* The Cat Who Walked by Herself...
as Jefferson Hope - Viktor AristovViktor Aristov (director)Viktor Aristov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed five films between 1980 and 1994. His 1991 film Satan was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-External links:...
as Joseph Stangerson - A. Aristov
- Adolf Ilyin as Enoch Drebber