The State Counsellor

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...

Release Date

April 21, 2005

Status

Released

Original Title

Статский советник

Runtime

2h 14min

Budget

Revenue

$7,726,507

Language

Russian

Production Companies

Studio TriteChannel OneMosfilm

Part of

The Adventures of Erast Fandorin

Includes: The Turkish Gambit, The State Counsellor, Azazel