The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles

1981 2h 34m RU

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 12

CrimeAdventureMysteryTV Movie

Synopsis

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When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his country house, Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for help to save Sir Henry Baskerville, the only known heir, from the curse that haunts Baskerville family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vasiliy Livanov
Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin
Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya
Mrs. Hudson
Irina Kupchenko
Miss Beryl Stapleton
Nikita Mikhalkov
Sir Henry Baskerville
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Eliza Barrymore
Boryslav Brondukov
Inspector Lestrade
Alla Demidova
Laura Lyons

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Igor Maslennikov
Writers: Igor Maslennikov, Yuriy Veksler
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

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 Vladimir Ilin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

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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6 / 7

CAST

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

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Igor Maslennikov directs. Vladimir Ilin behind the camera. Lyudmila Obrazumova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
245 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 Vladimir Ilin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lyudmila Obrazumova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vasiliy Livanov and Vitali Solomin and Rina Zelyonaya carry the top of the cast.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.