based on novel or book

The State Counsellor (2005)

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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...

Cast & Crew

Director
Filipp Yankovsky
  • Profile picture of Oleg Menshikov
    Erast Petrovich Fandorin Oleg Menshikov
  • Profile picture of Nikita Mikhalkov
    Count Pozharsky Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Profile picture of Konstantin Khabenskiy
    Green Konstantin Khabenskiy
  • Profile picture of Vladimir Mashkov
    Kozyr Vladimir Mashkov
  • Profile picture of Oleg Tabakov
    Count Vladimir Dolgorukov Oleg Tabakov
  • Profile picture of Oksana Fandera
    Igla Oksana Fandera
  • Profile picture of Mariya Mironova
    Julie Lenard Mariya Mironova
  • Profile picture of Mikhail Efremov
    Mylnikov Mikhail Efremov

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book