The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1

1983 1h 12m RU

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Synopsis

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A girl named Mary Morsten comes to Sherlock Holmes, who asks him and the doctor to help solve the annual receipt of one pearl by her parcel and in the search for her father, who disappeared many years ago. Holmes and Watson do not refuse her help and find out that Miss Mary is the heiress of a huge fortune — the treasures of Agra, which are also claimed by the sons of Major Sholto and Jonathan Small — an escaped convict with a wooden prosthesis instead of a leg, whom the elder Morsten and Sholto deceived (while Sholto also deceived Morsten).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vasiliy Livanov
Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin
Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya
Mrs. Hudson
Boryslav Brondukov
Inspector Lestrade
Ekaterina Zinchenko
Miss Mary Morstan
Viktor Proskurin
Thadeus Sholto / Bartholomew Sholto
Pavel Kadochnikov
Major Sholto
Sergey Shakurov
Jonathan Small

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Igor Maslennikov
Writers: Igor Maslennikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sherlock Holmes (Vasiliy Livanov) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Igor Maslennikov, shot by Yuriy Veksler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Dashkevich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lyudmila Obrazumova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vasiliy Livanov and Vitali Solomin and Rina Zelyonaya carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6256870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Igor Maslennikov directs. Yuriy Veksler behind the camera. Vladimir Dashkevich scores. Lyudmila Obrazumova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Sherlock Holmes (Vasiliy Livanov) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Igor Maslennikov, shot by Yuriy Veksler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vladimir Dashkevich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lyudmila Obrazumova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vasiliy Livanov and Vitali Solomin and Rina Zelyonaya carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt6256870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuriy Veksler
Original score: Vladimir Dashkevich
Editing: Lyudmila Obrazumova
Production design: Bella Manevich
Costume design: Nelli Lev
Makeup / hair: Lyudmila Eliseeva
Sound: Asya Zvereva
Runtime: 72 min · 1h 12m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
Certification (US): 12+
IMDB: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1 (1983)

Part of

Sherlock Holmes (Vasiliy Livanov) Collection

Also by

Igor Maslennikov

Production companies

Who made it

Lenfilm
SU
Gosteleradio USSR
SU

Key crew

Makeup DesignerLyudmila Eliseeva
NovelArthur Conan Doyle
EditorLyudmila Obrazumova
Production DesignBella Manevich
Costume DesignNelli Lev
Makeup ArtistLila Zavyalova
Production ManagerEvgeniya Dikhnova
Sound DesignerAsya Zvereva
Camera OperatorAlik Nasyrov
ConductorAleksandr Dmitriev
Script EditorN. Chirskov
Co-DirectorViktor Sergeev
Co-DirectorArkadiy Tigay

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

based on novel or book

Release history · US

When it landed

Physical2010-02-1112+· DVD, Lizard Cinema Trade

Also known as

International titles

Тайна сокровищRU
The Secret of TreasuresUS
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Secret of TreasuresUS
Шерлок Холмс и доктор Ватсон: Тайна сокровищRU
Знак четырёхRU
The Sign of the FourUS
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Secret of TreasuresUS
Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона: Тайна сокровищRU
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1US
Сокровища Агры. Первая серияRU