The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins(1988)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins is the fifth and final installment in director Igor Maslennikov's Soviet television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories. The film weaves together four classic tales: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" and "The Adventure of the Second Stain" form the first part, while "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" and "His Last Bow" comprise the second. Holmes and Watson navigate espionage, theft, and betrayal as the twentieth century dawns, confronting adversaries both cunning and dangerous. Maslennikov's meticulous approach to Doyle's source material brings Victorian London to vivid life, closing out a beloved series that redefined the detective genre for Soviet audiences.