Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

1980 · 68 min · ★ 7.7 · Mystery, TV Movie, Crime, Adventure

Dr. Watson, who served in the English armed forces and was in the Afghan war, retires and returns to his homeland, in England. Since the financial situation of the doctor is very precarious, his long-time friend Mr. Stamford offers him to rent a room in the house at 221-B Baker Street, which is rented by an elderly lady - Mrs. Hudson. The second rented room is already occupied by another gentleman - the mysterious Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Holmes makes an ambiguous impression on Watson. He conducts complex chemical experiments with blood, plays the violin, has the deepest knowledge about cigar ash, London dirt and criminal law, but at the same time demonstrates complete ignorance of well-known truths (for example, the fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun), does not read fiction, as well as books on history and philosophy. At the same time, very strange visitors constantly come to Holmes, and on the table he has portraits of personalities of a disgusting appearance.

Directed by Igor Maslennikov · Written by Yuli Dunsky

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Vasiliy Livanov Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya Mrs. Hudson
Mariya Solomina Helen Stoner / Julia Stoner
Gennadiy Bogachyov Stamford
Fyodor Odinokov Dr. Roylott
Boryslav Brondukov Inspector Lestrade
Igor Dmitriev Inspector Gregson
Nikolai Karachentsov Jefferson Hope
Viktor Aristov Joseph Stangerson
Adolf Ilyin Enoch Drebber
Catherine Schell

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