Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

Name: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance
Genre: Mystery, TV Movie, Crime, Adventure
Released: 1980-03-22
Duration: 1 h 8 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Mariya Solomina, Gennadiy Bogachyov

1980·Movie·68 min·★ 7.8(62)

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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.

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About Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance is a 1980 Russian-language mystery, tv movie and crime film directed by Igor Maslennikov. The cast is led by Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya. It has a runtime of 1h 8m. Viewers rate it 7.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Klassiki.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance was produced by Lenfilm, Gosteleradio USSR, and Lizard Cinema Trade and made in Soviet Union. It was released on March 22, 1980.

Director: Igor Maslennikov
Writers: Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid
Release date: March 22, 1980
Original language: Russian
Status: Released
Country: Soviet Union
Production: Lenfilm, Gosteleradio USSR, Lizard Cinema Trade

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance cast & crew

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance was directed by Igor Maslennikov and written by Yuli Dunsky and Valeri Frid.

The cast features Vasiliy Livanov as Sherlock Holmes, Vitali Solomin as Dr. Watson, Rina Zelyonaya as Mrs. Hudson, Mariya Solomina as Helen Stoner / Julia Stoner, Gennadiy Bogachyov as Stamford, and Fyodor Odinokov as Dr. Roylott.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Vladimir Dashkevich and cinematography is by Yuriy Veksler.

Is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance worth watching?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance holds an audience score of 7.8/10 from 62 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed mystery films.

At 1h 8m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy mystery, tv movie, and crime, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance is worth a place on your watchlist.

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