The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1 ( 1981 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Vasiliy Livanov

Sherlock Holmes

Vitali Solomin

Dr. Watson

Rina Zelyonaya

Mrs. Hudson

Boryslav Brondukov

Inspector Lestrade

Evgeniy Steblov

Dr. James Mortimer

Nikita Mikhalkov

Sir Henry Baskerville

Alexander Adabashyan

John Barrymore

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Eliza Barrymore

Oleg Yankovskiy

Jack Stapleton / Hugo Baskerville

Irina Kupchenko

Miss Beryl Stapleton

Alla Demidova

Laura Lyons

Sergei Martinson

Mr. Frankland

Oleg Palmov

Head of Post Office

Paul Leomar

Selden - convict

Dmitry Bessonov

Butler

Oleg Belov

Cabman 2704

A. Khudeyev

Episodic role

R. Chirov

Episodic role

Igor Efimov

Inspector Lestrade (voice)