Khitrovka. The Sign of Four

Khitrovka. The Sign of Four
Khitrovka. The Sign of Four
Directed by	Karen Shakhnazarov
Written by	Ekaterina Kochetkova; Elena Podrez; Karen Shakhnazarov;
Based on	The Sign of Four; by Arthur Conan Doyle; Vladimir Gilyarovsky;
Produced by	Karen Shakhnazarov; Galina Shadur;
Starring	Konstantin Kryukov; Mikhail Porechenkov; Alexander Oleshko; Ivan Kolesnikov; Aleksei Vertkov; Anfisa Chernykh;
Cinematography	Oleg Lukichyov
Edited by	Irina Kozhemyakina
Music by	Yuri Poteyenko
Production; companies	Kuryer Film Studio; Mosfilm;
Distributed by	KaroRental
Release date	May 18, 2023 (Russia);
Running time	129 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	₽200 million
Box office	₽105.6 million; $1.155.594;

Khitrovka. The Sign of Four (Russian: Хитровка. Знак четырёх) is a 2023 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov about the theatrical bohemians of the early 20th century and the inhabitants of the Khitrovka slums.[1][2][3][4][5] It stars Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov and Alexander Oleshko. The film is based on the works of Vladimir Gilyarovsky and Arthur Conan Doyle's story The Sign of Four.

This film was theatrically released on May 18, 2023, by "KaroRental" Film Distribution.[6]

Plot

The film takes place in Moscow in 1902, when director Konstantin Stanislavsky is looking for inspiration to stage a new play and, together with Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a connoisseur of the capital's slums, goes to the criminal Khitrovka and gets involved in the investigation into the murder of a local resident with a dark past.[7]

Cast

Konstantin Kryukov as Konstantin Stanislavsky (Konstantin Stanislavski in English)
Mikhail Porechenkov as Vladimir Gilyarovsky
Alexander Oleshko as Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Ivan Kolesnikov as Anton Chekhov
Anfisa Chernykh as Ksenia, a thief nicknamed "The Princess"
Alexey Vertkov as "The Englishman"
Boris Kamorzin as Testov, owner of an antique shop
Yevgeny Stychkin as Rudnikov, an official of the Moscow detective police
Stanislav Eventov as Professor Strassenmeier
Ayub Tsingiev as Raja
Vasant Balan as Sanjit, Raja's nephew

Production

Karen Shakhnazarov's film is a free adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective story The Sign of the Four (1890).

References

External links

Khitrovka. The Sign of Four at IMDb

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[1] Карен Шахназаров - "Российской газете" на премьере фильма "Хитровка. Знак четырех": Я хотел снять приключенческое кино с хорошим финалом

[2] Светская премьера: Шахназаров представил фильм о бандитской Москве

[3] Киновечер на "России 1": телепремьера фильма "Хитровка. Знак четырех"

[4] Элементарно, Станиславский: на экраны вышел фильм о жизни московских притонов

[5] Карен Шахназаров рассказал о продолжении фильма «Хитровка»

[6] Хитровка. Знак четырех

[7] Хитровка. Знак четырёх, 2023