Synopsis
This film version was released before the premiere of the full two-part television version (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches). In this version the entire plot of the story Bruce-Partington Drawings was deleted.
Movie Information
- Director
- Igor Maslennikov
- Writers
- Igor Maslennikov
- Release Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 149 minutes
- Genre
- Mystery, Crime, Adventure, TV Movie
- Language
- RU
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (56 votes)
Top Cast
Vasiliy Livanov
Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin
Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya
Mrs. Hudson
Boryslav Brondukov
Inspector Lestrade
Boris Klyuev
Mycroft Holmes
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Lord Bellinger - Prime Minister
Aleksandr Romantsov
Sir Trelawney Hope
Elena Safonova
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
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