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

Follows The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: King of Blackmailers (1980)

User Reviews

The best Sherlock Holmes movie ever made

When you visit museum of Sherlock Holmes in London, Baker St., first thing that you see on the second floor is a number of pictures of all actors who ever played Holmes in the movies, and in the middle of that compilation you can see the biggest photo - the photo of Vasiliy Livanov.

All world cinematographers (including British ones) have admitted that Vasiliy Livanov is the best Sherlock Holmes that ever appeared on screen. And it is true. There were made several movies about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson for Russian TV in the late 70-ies and early 80-ies, including such films as The Meeting, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Bloody Script and many more (about 10 total number). Livanov as Sherlock, Vitaliy Solomin as Watson, Rina Zelenaya as Mrs.Hudson, Borislav Brondukov as Inspector Lestrade all make these series directed by Igor Maslennikov an all-time masterpiece. Almost all of actors started their careers in theaters (Livanov, Solomin and Zelenaya continued giving performances even after their success on the big screen) which gave films amazing atmosphere of reality. The images of old London were carefully reconstructed in Baltic cities almost untouched by time which gave movies a lot of similarities with real XIX century London. All movies (it wouldn't be right to call them episodes) are set on very high level, and from the opening unforgettable music score they charm every viewer. It's very hard to distinguish the best film of the series, every of them has something unique. The Hound of the Baskervilles for example has the greatest number of participating celebrities, including Nikita Mikhalkov (internationally known for directing and playing in such movies like An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano, The Barber of Siberia, Oscar-winning Burnt by the Sun etc.), Oleg Yankovskiy (Nostalgia by Tarkovskiy), Evgeniy Steblov and many more. This set of movies is a must-see for everyone whether you've read the book or not. It's rather difficult to find these movies with English subtitles but they exist and trust me, they worth searching for them. 10 out of 10 for all films.