The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Produced by | Stanley O'Toole Herbert Ross Arlene Sellers Alex Winitsky |
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Arthur Conan Doyle (characters) Nicholas Meyer (novel) |
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Nicol Williamson Robert Duvall Alan Arkin Georgia Brown Samantha Eggar Charles Gray Jeremy Kemp Joel Grey Laurence Olivier Vanessa Redgrave |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Chris Barnes |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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113 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a 1976 Universal Studios Sherlock Holmes film, directed by Herbert Ross and written by Nicholas Meyer. It is based on Meyer's 1974 novel of the same name and stars Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin and Laurence Olivier.
Dr. John H. Watson (Robert Duvall) becomes convinced that his friend Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) is delusional—particularly in his belief that Professor James Moriarty (Laurence Olivier) is a criminal mastermind—as a result of his addiction to cocaine. Moriarty visits Watson to complain about being harassed by Holmes. Watson enlists the aid of Sherlock's brother, Mycroft (Charles Gray), 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 and Freud uncovers a dark personal secret suppressed in Holmes's subconscious.
The film was made at Pinewood Studios with location shooting in the UK and Austria (including the Austrian National Library); the tennis match/duel between Freud and von Leinsdorf was filmed on one of the historic real tennis courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The production designer was Ken Adam.
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