The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The story is true...only the facts have been made up.

PG 1976 · 113 min · ★ 6.2 · Mystery, Thriller

Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attempts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.

Directed by Herbert Ross · Written by Nicholas Meyer

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