The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1
25/07/1981
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1981 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was the third installment in the TV series about adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. A potent streak of humour ran through the film as concerns references to traditional British customs and stereotypes, ensuring the film's popularity with several generations of Russophone viewers. Other features of this best entry in the series include excellent exterior shots which closely match the novel's setting in the Dartmoor marshland, as well as an all-star cast: in addition to the famous Livanov -Solomin duo as Holmes and Watson, the film stars the internationally acclaimed actor/director Nikita Mikhalkov as Sir Henry Baskerville and the Russian movie legend Oleg Yankovsky as the villain Stapleton.
Movie Information
Vasiliy Livanov
as Sherlock Holmes
Vitali Solomin
as Dr. Watson
Rina Zelyonaya
as Mrs. Hudson
Boryslav Brondukov
as Inspector Lestrade
Evgeniy Steblov
as Dr. James Mortimer
Nikita Mikhalkov
as Sir Henry Baskerville
Alexander Adabashyan
as John Barrymore
Svetlana Kryuchkova
as Eliza Barrymore
Oleg Yankovskiy
as Jack Stapleton / Hugo Baskerville
Irina Kupchenko
as Miss Beryl Stapleton
Alla Demidova
as Laura Lyons
Sergei Martinson
as Mr. Frankland
Oleg Palmov
as Head of Post Office
Paul Leomar
as Selden - convict
Dmitry Bessonov
as Butler
Oleg Belov
as Cabman 2704
A. Khudeyev
as Episodic role
R. Chirov
as Episodic role
Igor Efimov
as Inspector Lestrade (voice)
