The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · Movie · 1h 53m · PG
MysteryThriller
"The story is true...only the facts have been made up."
Overview
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attempts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Key crew
- Herbert RossDirector
- John AddisonOriginal Music Composer
- Nicholas MeyerScreenplay
Cast
- Alan ArkinDr. Sigmund Freud
- Vanessa RedgraveLola Deveraux
- Robert DuvallDr. John H. Watson
- Nicol WilliamsonSherlock Holmes
- Laurence OlivierProfessor James Moriarty
- Joel GreyLowenstein
- Samantha EggarMary Morstan Watson
- Jeremy KempBaron Karl von Leinsdorf
- Charles GrayMycroft Holmes
- RégineMadame
- Anna QuayleFreda
- Georgia BrownMrs. Freud
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookkidnappingdrug addictioncocaineorient expresstrain hijackingbaronvienna, austriahypnotism19th centurysherlock holmes