The Seven - Per - Cent Solution

Tells how Sherlock Holmes reappears in 1894 (after his presumed death in 1891) with a terrible narcotics addiction. Shows how Sigmund Freud tries to help him. Stars Nicol Williamson, Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave and Laurence Olivier.

Dr. John H. Watson (Robert Duvall) becomes convinced that his friend Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) is delusional as a result of his addiction to cocaine. Watson enlists the aid of Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, to trick Holmes into traveling to Vienna, where he will be treated by Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) During the course of his treatment, Holmes investigates a kidnapping case with international implications.

Credits

Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Nicholas Meyer
Cast
Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Samantha Eggar, Joel Grey, Vanessa Redgrave, Régine Zylberberg, Georgia Brown, Laurence Olivier, Nicol Williamson, Charles Gray, Jeremy Kemp, Erich Padalewski, Anna Quayle, Jack May
Produced by
Herbert Ross
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Music
John Addison
Edited by
Chris Barnes

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Tells how Sherlock Holmes reappears in 1894 (after his presumed death in 1891) with a terrible narcotics addiction. Shows how Sigmund Freud tries to help him. Stars Nicol Williamson, Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave and Laurence Olivier.

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