# The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: King of Blackmailers (1980)

> Holmes and Watson confront a ruthless London extortionist through deduction, secrecy, and the formidable intervention of Mycroft Holmes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/82150

## Facts

- Runtime: 63 min
- Genres: Mystery, TV Movie, Crime, Adventure
- Director: Igor Maslennikov
- Cast: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Boryslav Brondukov, Boris Klyuev, Boris Ryzhukhin, Valentina Panina, Anatoliy Podshivalov
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459944/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, suspenseful, literary, classic mystery night, soviet cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A master detective faces his most cunning adversary yet in a web of deceit and blackmail.

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