Khitrovka. The Sign of Four () 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. 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.

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.

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).

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2023 films
Russian-language films
2020s mystery films
2020s adventure comedy films
Russian detective films
Russian mystery films
Russian adventure comedy films
2020s comedy mystery films
Films set in 1902
Films set in Moscow
Films set in the Russian Empire