The State Counsellor
2005 · Movie · 134 min. · Russia
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...
Direction Philip Yankovsky
Cast Nikita Mikhalkov · Oleg Menshikov · Konstantin Khabenskiy · Mikhail Efremov · Vladimir Mashkov · Emiliya Spivak · Oksana Fandera · Aleksey Gorbunov · Fedor Bondarchuk · Oleg Tabakov
Soundtrack Enri Lolashvili
Screenplay Boris Akunin
Cinematography Vladislav Opelyants
Original title Statskiy sovetnik
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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