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According to Wikipedia:
Between 1979 and 1986, Soviet television produced a series of five films at the Lenfilm movie studio, split into eleven episodes, starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson. Later, a cinematic adaptation was made based on the 1986 episodes. This film was called The Twentieth Century Approaches.
The series ran as follows:
1979 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson:
1st episode Russian Video: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Movie: Acquaintance) – based on A Study in Scarlet and The Adventure of the Speckled Band
2nd episode Russian Video: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Movie: Bloody Inscription) – based on A Study in Scarlet
1980 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson:
1st episode Russian Video: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Movie: The Master-Blackmailer) – based on The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
2nd episode Russian Video: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Movie: Deadly Fight) – based on The Adventure of the Final Problem
3rd episode Russian Video: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Hunt for the Tiger) – based on The Adventure of the Empty House
1981 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles:
Two episodes Russian Video: The Hound of the Baskervilles/Собака Баскервилей (Movie) – based on The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra:
Two episodes Russian Video: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Movie: The Treasures of Agra) – based on The Sign of the Four and A Scandal in Bohemia.
1986 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches.
Two episodes Russian Video: The Twentieth Century Approaches (Movie) - based on The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb, The Adventure of the Second Stain, His Last Bow and The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
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Absolutely love this version! One of the best I have ever seen! 15 out of 10!
Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for these lovely videos! It’s so easy to find all the best russian videos here! oh and Watson is so cute in this version!
thank you very much,with love ~Sherlockian188