
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The story is true...only the facts have been made up.
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1977)
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Box office
Made on a $5M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios, London, Austria and Vienna
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Setting
Set in Vienna and London
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Music
Music by John Addison
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oswald Morris
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Arthur Conan DoyleCharacters
- Nicholas MeyerNovel, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 24, 1976
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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