Mortal Fight (TV 1980)
"Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Smertelnaya skhvatka" (original title)

Director:

Igor Maslennikov

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (stories), Vladimir Valutskiy (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
Viktor Yevgrafov	...	Professor James Moriarty
Aleksandr Zakharov
Boris Klyuev	...	Mycroft Holmes
Nikolai Kryukov	...	Colonel Sebastian Moran
Aleksey Kozhevnikov
Ignat Leirer	...	Piter Shtainer, Jr.
I. Andronnikov
Anatoli Podshivalov	...	(as A. Podshivalov)
Yuri Eller	...	(as Yu. Eller)
Dima Khrilev

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | sherlock holmes | based on short story | character name in title

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1980 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

Mortal Fight

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lenfilm Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem (1985)

User Reviews

Sherlock Holmes takes on Professor Moriarty in a Duel to the Death

Serving as a mid-season cliffhanger of sorts for the Russian Sherlock Holmes saga, Duel to the Death (or Mortal Fight according to IMDb) finds the sharp-witted detective following on the letter signed with an "M" made of swords that he received in the end of the previous entry by a woman whose husband died under mysterious circumstances. He discovers that the letters contain the member list of a dangerous criminal organization lead by one Professor Moriarty, the mastermind behind London's underworld. Following his discovery, the 221 Baker Street apartment is burnt, and Holmes with Dr. Watson find themselves on the run for their lives, seeking hideout in Switzerland. Climaxing with the titular duel between Holmes and a black-clad Moriarty (or is he?) atop the Swiss mountains and ending with a cliffhanger of sorts, this is one of the strongest episodes the series has to offer.