The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981 film) The Hound of the Baskervilles "(", is a 1981 Soviet television film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles". It was the third installment in the TV series about adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. The film features an all-star cast: in addition to the famous Livanov -Solomin duo as Holmes and Watson, the film stars the internationally acclaimed actor/director Nikita Mikhalkov as Sir Henry Baskerville and the Russian movie legend Oleg Yankovsky as Jack Stapleton. The hound uses the simple but effective device of painting a skull
The Princess and the Hound get to know each other. Their courtship is pressured by the illness facing Prince’s George’s father. It is revealed that the illness is not of natural causes and that Princess Beatrice has been enchanted. Critical reaction to "The Princess and the Hound" was generally positive. Critics have called the novel "a well-crafted novel that everyone can enjoy" and "original and innovative." Kirkus Reviews considered the book: "Not for readers who want fast pacing or strong action, but still a well-told tale." In, author and critic, Orson Scott Card's analysis of "The Princess and the Hound" he said: When Mette Ivie