The State Counsellor
Статский советник
Synopsis
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...
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Статский советник трейлер
Type: Trailer • Published 2009-12-28
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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
Aleksandr Strizhenov
Grand Duke Simeon Alexandrovich
Andrey Lebedev
doctor
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Smolyaninov
Oleksiy Horbunov
Rahmet
Pavel Belozerov
Larionov
Sergey Bolotaev
photographer
Vladimir Bolotnov
Governor General's Bellhop
Olga Yurasova
Sympathizer at Larionov's
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$7.7M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Filipp Yankovsky
- Screenplay & Story
- Boris Akunin, Ilya Epishchev
- Original Score
- Enri Lolashvili
- Original Title
- Статский советник
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Worldwide Gross
- $7.7M
- Production Studios
- Studio Trite, Channel One, Mosfilm, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Filipp Yankovsky
Boris Akunin, Ilya Epishchev
Enri Lolashvili
Vladislav Opelyants, Artem Anisimov, Aleksandr Yegorov
Enzo Meniconi
Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Aronin
Production Design
Enzo Meniconi
Editor
Nikita Mikhalkov
Producer
Sergey Struchev
Costume Design
Boris Akunin
Writer
Vladislav Opelyants
Director of Photography
Filipp Yankovsky
Director
Valeriy Derkach
Stunt Coordinator
Leonid Vereshchagin
Producer
Enri Lolashvili
Original Music Composer
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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 principal cast of The State Counsellor includes Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Mashkov, Oleg Tabakov.
When was The State Counsellor released and how long is it?
The State Counsellor was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 2h 14m.
How much did The State Counsellor make at the box office?
The State Counsellor grossed $7.7M in worldwide ticket sales.
Who composed the musical score for The State Counsellor?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The State Counsellor was composed by Enri Lolashvili.
Is The State Counsellor based on a book or true story?
The State Counsellor is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Boris Akunin".