
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · Movie · PG · 113 min · ★ 6.2
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.
Based on The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Also known as The 7% Solution · The Seven Percent Solution
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-10-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (109 votes)
- Budget
- $5,000,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- orient express
- train hijacking
- baron
- vienna, austria
- hypnotism
- 19th century
- sherlock holmes
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1977 · nominated
Cast & crew

Alan Arkin
as Dr. Sigmund Freud

Vanessa Redgrave
as Lola Deveraux

Robert Duvall
as Dr. John H. Watson

Nicol Williamson
as Sherlock Holmes

Laurence Olivier
as Professor James Moriarty

Joel Grey
as Lowenstein

Samantha Eggar
as Mary Morstan Watson

Jeremy Kemp
as Baron Karl von Leinsdorf

Charles Gray
as Mycroft Holmes

Régine
as Madame
Directed by Herbert Ross