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The White Countess
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The White Countess

2005-10-30 · 135 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · Romance · War

In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.

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Directors
James Ivory
Production companies
Shanghai Film Group, Merchant Ivory Productions, China Film Co-Production, Rising Star Productions, Global Cinema Group, VIP Medienfonds 3, Global Cinema
Countries
China, Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 16,000,000
Revenue
USD 4,092,682

Top Cast

Ralph FiennesRalph FiennesTodd Jackson
Natasha RichardsonNatasha RichardsonCountess Sofia Belinskya
Hiroyuki SanadaHiroyuki SanadaMatsuda
Lynn RedgraveLynn RedgraveOlga Belinskya
Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgravePrincess Vera Belinskya
Madeleine PotterMadeleine PotterGrushenka
Madeleine DalyKatya
Allan CordunerAllan CordunerSamuel Feinstein
John WoodJohn WoodPrince Peter Belinskya
Lee PaceLee PaceCrane
Aislín McGuckinAislín McGuckinMaria
Ying DaYing DaKao
Terence HarveyTerence HarveyWalters
Dragan MićanovićDragan MićanovićIlya
Wang LuoyongWang LuoyongLiu
Young Fu FanFu
Manouk TidemanChristina
Hong Lan HouColumbine
Kyle RothsteinHarlequin
Jean-Pierre LoritJean-Pierre LoritAntoine Jacquier

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