

The Soviet Union made the definitive Sherlock? Da, comrade. Prepare to be haunted.
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his country house, Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for help to save Sir Henry Baskerville, the only known heir, from the curse that haunts Baskerville family.
Acting
Livanov's Holmes is wry, exhausted, and iconic.
Cinematography
Bleak Soviet moors that out-gothic Britain.
Direction
Maslennikov lets dread breathe for 154 minutes.

Director
Igor Maslennikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nikita Mikhalkov, who plays Sir Henry, later became Russia's most politically controversial Oscar-winning director.
This Soviet adaptation was so beloved in Russia that Livanov's Holmes became a cultural icon; the British Embassy once gifted him a magnifying glass in official recognition.
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