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

1983 2h 31m RU

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★7.5TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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Holmes and Dr. Watson help a young lady who is receiving anonymous letters 10 years after her father passed away under shady circumstances. They find themselves in an enigma involving a treasure, murder and a love interest for Watson.

“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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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

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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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

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: tt0086333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Igor Maslennikov directs. Yuriy Veksler behind the camera. Vladimir Dashkevich scores. Lyudmila Obrazumova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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: tt0086333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuriy Veksler
Original score: Vladimir Dashkevich
Editing: Lyudmila Obrazumova
Production design: Bella Manevich
Costume design: Nelli Lev
Makeup / hair: Lila Zavyalova
Sound: Asya Zvereva
Runtime: 151 min · 2h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983)