---
title: 'The State Counsellor (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Filipp Yankovsky'
released: '2005-04-21'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-state-counsellor-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450158/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The State Counsellor (2005)

2005 · 127 min · Drama, Mystery · Russia

Original title: Статский советник

## Synopsis

The State Counsellor is a 2005 Russian historical mystery film, an adaptation of Boris Akunin's novel of the same name featuring detective Erast Fandorin. Directed by Filipp Yankovsky, it was one of the most expensive films ever made in Russia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Filipp Yankovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/filipp-yankovsky)
- **Screenplay:** [Boris Akunin](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-akunin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enri Lolashvili](https://cinepixo.com/people/enri-lolashvili)
- **Producer:** [Leonid Vereshchagin](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-vereshchagin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vladislav Opeliants](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladislav-opeliants)

## Cast

- [Vladimir Mashkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-mashkov)
- [Mikhail Yefremov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-yefremov)
- [Aleksandr Strizenov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-strizenov)
- [Oleksiy Gorbunov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleksiy-gorbunov)
- [Emiliya Spivak](https://cinepixo.com/people/emiliya-spivak)
- [Fyodor Bondarchuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/fyodor-bondarchuk)
- [Konstantin Khabensky](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-khabensky)
- [Nikita Mikhalkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikita-mikhalkov)
- [Oleg Menshikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-menshikov)
- [Oleg Tabakov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-tabakov)

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Official site: http://www.statskyfilm.ru
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-state-counsellor-2005
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