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Category: Detective Movies
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
is a 1979 Soviet six-part television miniseries directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. The series achieved the status of a cult film in the USSR, and along with Seventeen Moments of Spring became a part of popular culture with several generations of russophone TV viewers. The series stars singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky in one of his final screen…
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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…
Blue Carbuncle
is a 1979 Soviet detective movie directed by Nikolai Lukyanov. Based on a short story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” from volume “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
My Tenderly Loved Detective
is a 1986 Soviet film directed by Aleksei Simonov. The conceit is that Sherlock Holmes is, as in reality, a fictional creation of Arthur Conan Doyle, but that the place where his office would be is maintained by the brilliant detective Shirley Holmes, who both solves crimes and maintains a museum for people who think…
The Red Chapel (TV mimi-series)
is a 2004 Russian TV mini-series directed by Alexander Aravin. The historical saga “Red chapel” revitalize the traditions of spy thrillers, moreover it’s a balanced outlook on the work of secret service during the World War II. On the other hand the chiefs of ‘Red Kapelle” are portrayed not just as professional spymasters but as…
Look for a Woman
is a 1983 Soviet crime comedy television adaptation of the play “La Perruche et le Poulet” by French writer Robert Thomas, directed by Alla Surikova. The story begins when Alice Postique, who had to stay late at work, discovers her boss Roche with a knife in his back. When the police detective arrives, Alice recognizes…
Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
A Russian crime drama series, based on the Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Secret Agent's Blunder
is a 1968 Soviet detective film directed by Venyamin Dorman. Based on V. Vostokov and O. Shmelyov’s novel of the same name The first part of the cult saga about Soviet intelligence agents: “The Secret Agent’s Blunder” (1968), “The Secret Agent’s Destiny” (1970), “The Secret Agent’s Return” (1982), “The End of Operation ‘Secret Agent’” (1986).…
The Secret Agent’s Destiny
is a 1970 Soviet detective directed by Dorman Veniamin. The second film of the acclaimed spy cycle: “THE SECRET AGENT’S BLUNDER”, “THE SECRET AGENT’S DESTINY”, “THE SECRET AGENT’S RETURN”, “THE END OF OPERATION ‘SECRET AGENT’”. Part 1 – “With Cards on the Table”, Part 2 – “Western Trail”. After Tulyev’s arrest, Soviet counterintelligence continues the…
The Treasures of Agra
is a 1983 Soviet television film, the fourth of five in the series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It was directed by Igor Maslennikov. It consists of two episodes: Part One, based on The Sign of the Four (beginning), and Part Two, based on “A Scandal in Bohemia” and The Sign of…
The Twentieth Century Approaches
is a 1986 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the fifth film in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson film series directed by Igor Maslennikov. The Twentieth Century Approaches is a 1986 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the…
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
is a 1979 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels about Sherlock Holmes, directed by Igor Maslennikov. “Acquaintance” (Episode 1): Doctor Watson moves in with the eccentric Sherlock Holmes and they get a case to solve. A young heiress seeks Holmes’ help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather after her sister dies…
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
is a 1980 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the second film (episodes 3-5) in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson film series directed by Igor Maslennikov. The film is based on three stories by Conan Doyle – “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”, “The Final…
