Sherlock Holmes played by Vasilii Borisovich Livanov, – the most popular hero in the Soviet screen versions of books

Start and "Litres" called the most popular heroes in the Soviet screen versions of books. Research showed that Vasilii Borisovich Livanov in image of Sherlock Holmes was remembered to the audience among characters of the Soviet cinema most of all. Sherlock Holmes (Vasilii Borisovich Livanov, "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson"); Preobrazhensky Philipp (Eugenie Aleksandrovich Yevstigneev, "Heart of a Dog"); Ostap Bender (Archil Mikhaylovich Gomiashvili, "12 chairs"); Doctor Watson (Solomin Vitaly, "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson"); D'Artagnan (Mikhail Boyarsky, "D'Artagnan and three musketeers"). And among the Russian adaptations of books the first place...