The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
“The story is true...only the facts have been made up.”
1976•PG•1h 53m•6.2•Released
MysteryThriller
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.
Director
Herbert Ross
Writer
Nicholas Meyer
Budget
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Herbert Ross Productions
Cast
Alan Arkin
Dr. Sigmund Freud
Vanessa Redgrave
Lola Deveraux
Robert Duvall
Dr. John H. Watson
Nicol Williamson
Sherlock Holmes
Laurence Olivier
Professor James Moriarty
Joel Grey
Lowenstein
Samantha Eggar
Mary Morstan Watson
Jeremy Kemp
Baron Karl von Leinsdorf
Charles Gray
Mycroft Holmes
Régine
Madame
Anna Quayle
Freda
Georgia Brown
Mrs. Freud
Jill Townsend
Mrs. Holmes
John Bird
Berger
Alison Leggatt
Mrs. Hudson
Production
Company
Herbert Ross Productions
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
Producer
Herbert Ross
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