Movie
The White Countess
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-10-30
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Shanghai Film Group, Merchant Ivory Productions, China Film Co-Production, Rising Star Productions, Global Cinema Group, Sony Pictures Classics, VIP Medienfonds 3, Global Cinema
- Country
- China, Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Todd Jackson
- Natasha Richardson as Countess Sofia Belinskya
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Matsuda
- Lynn Redgrave as Olga Belinskya
- Vanessa Redgrave as Princess Vera Belinskya
- Madeleine Potter as Grushenka
- Madeleine Daly as Katya
- Allan Corduner as Samuel Feinstein
- John Wood as Prince Peter Belinskya
- Lee Pace as Crane
- Aislín McGuckin as Maria
- Ying Da as Kao
Crew
- James Ivory - Director
- Kazuo Ishiguro - Writer
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