The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976 film by Herbert Ross

Movie Film Q1737987

Facts

32 properties

Instance of: film
Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[1]
Director: Herbert Ross^[2]
Genre: adventure film, drama film, crime film, mystery film^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Publication date: October 24, 1976, April 16, 1977, May 1977, May 27, 1977, June 2, 1977, June 8, 1977, July 22, 1977, August 8, 1977, October 12, 1977, October 20, 1977, February 17, 1978, May 25, 1978, April 16, 1980, August 1, 1980^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]^[46]
Screenwriter: Nicholas Meyer^[3]
Based on: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution^[9]
Producer: Herbert Ross^[24]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design^[56]^[57]
Duration: +114^[62]
After a work by: Nicholas Meyer^[61]
Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1
Australian Classification: PG
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
Capital cost: +5000000
Cast member: Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Georgia Brown, Samantha Eggar, Charles Gray, Jeremy Kemp, Joel Grey, Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Régine Zylberberg, Erich Padalewski, Jack May, Anna Quayle^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Color: color^[29]
Composer: John Addison^[4]
Country of origin: United Kingdom, United States, Australia^[30]^[31]^[32]
Director of photography: Oswald Morris^[25]
Distributed by: Universal Pictures^[47]
Film editor: Chris Barnes^[55]
Filming location: Austria, Vienna, London, Pinewood Studios^[50]^[51]^[52]^[53]
Has characteristic: film based on a novel^[59]

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MPA film rating: PG^[60]
Main subject: Sigmund Freud^[54]
Narrative location: London, Vienna^[48]^[49]
Original language of film or TV show: English^[26]
Production designer: Ken Adam
RARS rating: 12+
Review score: 6.1/10, 76%^[27]^[28]
Title: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution^[58]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 68

AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID: 56167
Academy Awards Database film ID: 3749
Academy Collection film ID: 1011772, W071692
AllMovie title ID: v43853
Allcinema film ID: 10230
AlloCiné film ID: 31742
BFI National Archive work ID: 150055679
Cine.gr film ID (archived): 707847
Cinema.de ID: 1307977
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID: 4390
ClassInd audiovisual work ID: 1948
DNF film ID: 14358

Show all 68 identifiers +56

Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID: 1790
Douban film ID: 1293719
Dvdcompare.net film ID: 24914, 22405
EDb film ID: t0002967
EIDR content ID: 10.5240/910F-A1D8-D06D-C02D-5B9D-A
Eiga.com movie ID: 45308
ElFilm film ID: 75021
Elonet movie ID: 119356
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/The-Seven-Per-Cent-Solution
Exploitation mark number: 52409
Fernsehserien.de ID: filme/kein-koks-fuer-sherlock-holmes
FilmAffinity film ID: 768025
FilmPolski ID: 94452
FilmVandaag ID: film/15970
Filmfront film ID (archived): 14268
Filmová databáze film ID: 15169
Filmweb.no film ID: 98058
Filmweb.pl film ID: 10863
Freebase ID: /m/0bh9g73
Garance item ID: 8225546
ICAA film catalogue ID: 329351
IMDb ID: tt0075194
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID: film1/sherlockholmes-soluzionesettepercento
KINENOTE film ID: 11606
Kinobox film ID: 249009
Kinopoisk film ID: 7204
LUMIERE film ID: 240351
LdiF ID: 12378
Letterboxd film ID: the-seven-per-cent-solution
MPA certificate number: 24624
MUBI film numeric ID: 84984
MYmovies audiovisual work ID: 22757
Mediafilm ID (archived): mf-tt-6394139216
Movie Review Query Engine ID: the-sevenpercent-solution-m100016722
Movie Walker Press film ID: mv11550
MovieLens movie ID: 31921
MovieMeter film ID: 7816
Moviepilot.de film ID: kein-koks-fuer-sherlock-holmes
NientePopCorn movie ID: the-seven-per-cent-solution
OFDb film ID: 17031
OMDb film ID: 41048
Plex media key: 5d776859594b2b001e68960c
Prisma ID: 256976
Rotten Tomatoes ID: m/sevenpercent_solution
Schnittberichte.com title ID: 19149
Scope.dk film ID: 8752
SensCritique work ID: 491853
Swedish Film Database ID: 8088
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived): 89647
TMDB movie ID: 29578
TV Guide show ID (former scheme): 117312
TV.com ID (archived): movies/the-seven-per-cent-solution
TheTVDB movie ID: 18547
Trakt.tv ID: movies/the-seven-per-cent-solution-1976
Trakt.tv film ID: 18640
ČSFD film ID: 26139

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🔗 Connections

Cast member 13

Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Samantha Eggar, Joel Grey, Charles Gray, Nicol Williamson +5 more

Filming location 4

Austria, London, Vienna, Pinewood Studios

Genre 4

drama film, adventure film, crime film, mystery film

Country of origin 3

United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Narrative location 2

London, Vienna

Nominated for 2

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design

After a work by 1

Nicholas Meyer

Award received 1

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Composer 1

John Addison

Director 1

Herbert Ross

Director of photography 1

Oswald Morris

Distributed by 1

Universal Pictures

Instance of 1

film

Main subject 1

Sigmund Freud

Original language of film or TV show 1

English

Producer 1

Herbert Ross

Production designer 1

Ken Adam

Screenwriter 1

Nicholas Meyer

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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is an adventure film^[1], drama film^[1], and crime film^[1]. It is additionally classified as a mystery film^[1] and a film based on a novel^[1].

FAQs

What awards did The Seven-Per-Cent Solution receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — director (P57): Herbert Ross. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — screenwriter (P58): Nicholas Meyer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — composer (P86): John Addison. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — genre (P136): adventure film. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — genre (P136): drama film. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — genre (P136): crime film. Retrieved 2019-05-28. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — genre (P136): mystery film. Retrieved 2019-05-28. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — based on (P144): The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Nicol Williamson. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Robert Duvall. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Alan Arkin. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Georgia Brown. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Samantha Eggar. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Charles Gray. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Jeremy Kemp. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Joel Grey. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Laurence Olivier. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Vanessa Redgrave. imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Régine Zylberberg. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Erich Padalewski. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Jack May. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — cast member (P161): Anna Quayle. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — producer (P162): Herbert Ross. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — award received (P166): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — director of photography (P344): Oswald Morris. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — original language of film or TV show (P364): English. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — review score (P444): 6.1/10. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-10-07. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — review score (P444): 76%. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — color (P462): color. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — country of origin (P495): Australia. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): October 24, 1976. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): April 16, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): May 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): May 27, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): June 2, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): June 8, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): July 22, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): August 8, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): October 12, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): October 20, 1977. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): February 17, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): May 25, 1978. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): April 16, 1980. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — publication date (P577): August 1, 1980. imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — distributed by (P750): Universal Pictures. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — narrative location (P840): London. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — narrative location (P840): Vienna. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — filming location (P915): Austria. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — filming location (P915): Vienna. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — filming location (P915): London. wikidata.org.
[53] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — filming location (P915): Pinewood Studios. wikidata.org.
[54] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — main subject (P921): Sigmund Freud. wikidata.org.
[55] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — film editor (P1040): Chris Barnes. wikidata.org.
[56] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. wikidata.org.
[57] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Costume Design. wikidata.org.
[58] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — title (P1476): The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. wikidata.org.
[59] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — has characteristic (P1552): film based on a novel. wikidata.org.
[60] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — MPA film rating (P1657): PG. IMDb. Retrieved 2025-04-21. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[61] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — after a work by (P1877): Nicholas Meyer. wikidata.org.
[62] ↑ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — duration (P2047): 114 minutes. wikidata.org.

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