Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sokrovishcha Agry (TV 1983)

Director:

Igor Maslennikov

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (novel), Igor Maslennikov (screenplay)

Stars:

Vasili Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya

Cast

Cast overview:
Vasili Livanov	...	Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin	...	Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya	...	Mrs. Hudson
Borislav Brondukov	...	Inspector Lestrade
Yekaterina Zinchenko	...	Miss Mary Morstan
Viktor Proskurin	...	Thadeus Sholto
Sergey Shakurov	...	Jonathan Small
Pavel Kadochnikov	...	Major Sholto
Valentina Kosobutskaya	...	Mrs. Smith (as V. Kosobutskata)
N. Yurasova
V. Doroshev
Nikolai Kuzmin	...	(as N. Kuzmin)
P. Samojlenko
Anatoli Slivnikov	...	(as A. Slivnikov)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sherlock holmes | foreign language adaptation | victorian era | long title | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gosteleradio, Lenfilm Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min 151 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Dvadtsatyy vek nachinaetsya (1986)

User Reviews

Well done adaption of a Sherlock Holmes story

The Agra Treasure is a faithful adaption of one of four Conan Doyle novels featuring Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of the Four. Miss Mary Morstan comes to see Holmes and Watson and tells them a strange story. Ten years previously her father, who had just returned to England after years of service in India, disappeared. Four years after his disappearance, she began receiving an annual package containing a valuable pearl. Holmes and Watson (who is quite smitten with Miss Morstan) agree to help her. They meet with Thadeus Sholto, the son of Major Sholto who had served with Morstan in India. Thadeus relates to them a tale of how Morstan and his father brought to England from India a magnificent treasure of which only a string of pearls had been found until recently. Holmes and Watson are soon on the trail of both the treasure and a murderer. Interestingly, the storyline is interrupted by a flashback account of the story 'A Scandal in Bohemia' in which Holmes meets Irene Adler, a woman who thereafter Holmes would refer to as The Woman. This story within the story is the best part of the movie. The movie has much to recommend it: the production values, the music, the sometimes eerie atmosphere, the well developed characters and the odd plot. It is faithful to the book and to the times, including Holmes' unattractive and tiresome misogyny. Linanov as Holmes and Solomin as Watson were very good in their roles. Livanov did not look as I picture Holmes' looking (nor as illustrator Sidney Paget depicted him); he was older, heavier, and shorter. However, his demeanor, body language and air of confidence and coolness were right on target. A highly recommended movie that is well worth watching more than once.