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...
Released: Apr 21, 2005
Runtime: 134 minutes
Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Mashkov, Oleg Tabakov, Oksana Fandera
Crew: Vladimir Aronin (Production Design), Henri Lolashvili (Music), Enzo Meniconi (Editor), Nikita Mikhalkov (Producer), Sergey Struchev (Costume Design), Boris Akunin (Writer)