The State Counsellor (2005)
Third film based on Boris Akunin's "Priklucheniya Erasta Petrovicha Fandorina" series of novels. On a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow general Khrapov was killed and no one else but Erast Petrovich is under suspicion because the killer pretended to be Fandorin. There are initials BG on the handle of the knife Khrapov was stabbed with, the initials belong to a terrorist organization which keeps both capital cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg) in fear. This time Fandorin is not the only one trying to solve the crime, general Pozharski, a famous detective takes over the investigation...
Director: Filipp Yankovsky
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 134 min
Release Date: April 21, 2005
Cast
- Oleg Menshikov - Erast Petrovich Fandorin
- Nikita Mikhalkov - Count Pozharsky
- Konstantin Khabenskiy - Green
- Vladimir Mashkov - Kozyr
- Oleg Tabakov - Count Vladimir Dolgorukov
- Oksana Fandera - Igla
- Mariya Mironova - Julie Lenard
- Mikhail Efremov - Mylnikov
- Fyodor Bondarchuk - Col. Pyotr Burchinsky
- Emiliya Spivak - Esfir Litvinova
Screenplay
- Boris Akunin
- Boris Akunin (Novel)
- Ilya Epishchev (Lyricist)
Music: Enri Lolashvili
Cinematography: Vladislav Opelyants
Editing: Enzo Meniconi
Production: Studio Trite, Channel One, Mosfilm
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Box Office: $8M
Original Language: ru
Keywords
based on novel or book
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The State Counsellor about?
- Third film based on Boris Akunin's "Priklucheniya Erasta Petrovicha Fandorina" series of novels. On a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow general Khrapov was killed and no one else but Erast Petrovich is under suspicion because the killer pretended to be Fandorin. There are initials BG on the handle of the knife Khrapov was stabbed with, the initials belong to a terrorist organization which keeps both capital cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg) in fear. This time Fandorin is not the only one trying to solve the crime, general Pozharski, a famous detective takes over the investigation...
- Who directed The State Counsellor?
- The State Counsellor was directed by Filipp Yankovsky.
- Who stars in The State Counsellor?
- The State Counsellor stars Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Mashkov, Oleg Tabakov, Oksana Fandera.
- How long is The State Counsellor?
- The State Counsellor has a runtime of 2h 14m (134 minutes).
- What genre is The State Counsellor?
- The State Counsellor is a Action, Crime, Mystery film.
- How much did The State Counsellor gross?
- The State Counsellor grossed $8M worldwide.
- Where was The State Counsellor produced?
- The State Counsellor was produced in Russia.