Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection

Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona (original title)

Director: Igor Maslennikov

 

Cast 
Vasili Livanov  ...  Sherlock Holmes 
Vitali Solomin  ...  Dr. Watson 
Rina Zelyonaya  ...  Mrs. Hudson

 

Genre:  Crime | Adventure

Runtime: 767 min`s

 

Sound: Russian

Subtitles:  none

 

Region - 0 (All regions) PAL

 

 

Acquaintance - Znakomstvo,
Bloody Signature - Krovavaya nadpis,
The Hunt for the Tiger - Okhota na tigra,
Deadly Fight - Smertelnaya skhvatka,
King of Blackmailers - Korol shantazha,
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sobaka Baskerviley,
The Treasures of Agra - Sokrovishcha Agry
The Twentieth Century Approaches - Dvadtsatyy vek nachinaetsya 

 

All world cinematographers (including British ones) have admitted that Vasiliy Livanov is the best Sherlock Holmes that ever appeared on screen. And it is true. There were made several movies about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson for Russian TV in the late 70-ies and early 80-ies, including such films as The Meeting, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Bloody Script and many more (about 10 total number). Livanov as Sherlock, Vitaliy Solomin as Watson, Rina Zelenaya as Mrs.Hudson, Borislav Brondukov as Inspector Lestrade all make these series directed by Igor Maslennikov an all-time masterpiece. Almost all of actors started their careers in theaters (Livanov, Solomin and Zelenaya continued giving performances even after their success on the big screen) which gave films amazing atmosphere of reality. The images of old London were carefully reconstructed in Baltic cities almost untouched by time which gave movies a lot of similarities with real XIX century London. All movies (it wouldn't be right to call them episodes) are set on very high level, and from the opening unforgettable music score they charm every viewer. It's very hard to distinguish the best film of the series, every of them has something unique. The Hound of the Baskervilles for example has the greatest number of participating celebrities, including Nikita Mikhalkov (internationally known for directing and playing in such movies like An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano, The Barber of Siberia, Oscar-winning Burnt by the Sun etc.), Oleg Yankovskiy (Nostalgia by Tarkovskiy), Evgeniy Steblov and many more. This set of movies is a must-see for everyone whether you've read the book or not. It's rather difficult to find these movies with English subtitles but they exist and trust me, they worth searching for them. 10 out of 10 for all films.