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 Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) Mire. Cecille seems to act strangely around both Sir Henry and Watson. At night, Watson sees a light shining upon the moor. He and Sir Henry investigate the mysterious light. While they are out on the moor, a strange man rushes by them. Watson and Sir Henry pursue him, but he gets away from them. The Baskerville hound howls, causing Sir Henry to suffer a minor heart problem. A figure is silhouetted on a hill in the distance. Watson helps Sir Henry back to Baskerville Hall. Soon, Watson discovers that the silhouetted figure was Holmes; Holmes had arrived hours after