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Muhtar's return

Muhtar's return
Возвращение Мухтара
Also known as Mukhtar. The New Trace
Genre crime film, adventure film
Created by NTV
Developed by Kit Media
Written by Inna Zaporozhchenko
Vyacheslav Schmidt
Directed by Alexander Polynnikov (season 1)
Vladimir Zlatoustovsky (season 2 — present)
Starring see below
Theme music composer Yevgeny Muravyov
Composer(s) Kirill Volkov
Alexander Kosenkov
Country of origin Russia
Original language(s) Russian
No. of seasons 11
No. of episodes 892
Production
Producer(s) Pavel Korchagin
Felix Kleiman
Location(s) Moscow (season 1)
Kiev (seasons 2 — 9)
Minsk (season 10 - present)
Camera setup Yury Britsov
Sergei Koshel
Vladimir Pastukh
Alexander Klimenko
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) Studia 2V
Release
Original network RTR (2004)
NTV (2004-present)
Picture format 16:9 (season 1, s8e73 — present)
4:3 (season 2 — s8e72)
Audio format Dolby AC3, 2 ch
First shown in 2004
Original release January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12) – present
Chronology
Related shows Kommissar Rex
External links
Official website www.ntv.ru/serial/Vozvraschenie_Muhtara_2
Company website www.studio2v.ru/projects/17/type/2/

Mukhtar. The New Trace (Russian: Мухтар. Новый след, in 2004—2015 is Muhtar’s return, Russian: Возвращение Мухтара) is a Russian detective, crime, serial film, a film about the adventures of investigators, police officers, police and search dog. Production Company "Kit Media" on request of "Studio 2V". Series premiere was held on 12 January 2004 from the RTR, and August 31, 2004, the project was on the NTV.

The heroes of serial movie work in the police department (and since season 8 in the police) and investigate various crimes ranging from petty theft to serious disappearances, kidnappings and killings. The uniqueness of the team is that, together with operatives serves Mukhtar is a brave and loyal dog who helps to reveal the tangled affairs thanks to his unique scent and ingenuity.

Artists of Muhtar’s role, the main character in the TV series in the history of the project were 10 dogs.

The 1st Mukhtars were brothers named Vargun and Dunkan. They had substituted for each other on film. These Alsatian dogs were selected for a role in the result of the selection of the 150 dogs in and around Moscow.

The season 2 was filmed not in Moscow, and in Kiev, so had to find a new hero of local champions. It was a dog Zeiss, German shepherd breed. Zeiss had two doublers, the sons named Zeus and Best who performed the power tricks instead of the father.

When Zeiss died, he was replaced by his older brother, award-winning dog Wax von Vaysrusland Kirshental or Vasya. Despite the superficial similarity, the two dogs were different characters. Zeiss was serious, strong and calm dog. On the contrary, Vasya was cheerful and sociable. Actor Alexander Volkov loved Vasya so much that he decided to take a puppy from him.

At the end of the season 4 Muhtar was played by Yax Favor Haus Di Allertal or Kuzya.

In the season 5 Yax was replaced by Prime Prem Sambatus. But at the end of the season Yax Di Allertal returned to his former place, where he stayed for the 6th and 7th seasons.

Also in the season 7 there are a few series where Mukhtar’s role was played by dog named Prime Prem Sambatus, this is «Alien luggage» (Russian «Чужой багаж»), «Cherry tobacco» (Russian «Вишнёвый табак») and «Guitar» (Russian «Гитара») series.


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