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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The story is true...only the facts have been made up.
1976 | 113m | English

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Director: Herbert Ross
Writer: Nicholas Meyer
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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.
Release Date: Oct 24, 1976
Director: Herbert Ross
Writer: Nicholas Meyer
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Keywords based on novel or book, drug addiction, kidnapping, cocaine, sigmund freud, orient express, hijacking of train, baron, vienna, austria, hypnotism, 19th century, sherlock holmes
Production Companies Universal Pictures, Herbert Ross Productions, Alex Winitsky / Arlene Sellers Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $5,000,000
Updates Updated: Aug 09, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
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
Frederick Jaeger Marker
Erik Chitty The Butler
Jack May Dr. Schultz
Gertan Klauber The Pasha
Leon Greene Squire Holmes
Sheila Shand Gibbs Nun
Erich Padalewski Station Master
Name Job
Ken Adam Production Design
Ray Freeborn Location Manager
Mike Fox Camera Operator
Chris Barnes Editor
Rose Tobias Shaw Casting
Alan Barrett Costume Design
Bill Lodge Makeup Artist
John Webber Makeup Artist
Jan Jamison Hairstylist
Colin Jamison Hairstylist
Michael Guest Production Manager
Scott Wodehouse Assistant Director
Terry Poulton Sound Editor
Cyril Swern Sound Recordist
Mel Zelniker ADR Recordist
Herbert Ross Director
Arthur Conan Doyle Characters
Nicholas Meyer Novel, Screenplay
Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Peter Lamont Art Direction
David James Still Photographer
John Addison Original Music Composer
Drew Struzan Art Designer
Name Title
Stanley O'Toole Associate Producer
Arlene Sellers Executive Producer
Alex Winitsky Executive Producer
Herbert Ross Producer
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