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The White Countess
The White Countess

The White Countess

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DramaRomanceWar

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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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Budget

$16000000

Revenue

$4092682

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

6.231/10

Release Date

30 October 2005

Country

China

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Todd Jackson

Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson

Countess Sofia Belinskya

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Matsuda

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Olga Belinskya

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Princess Vera Belinskya

Madeleine Potter

Madeleine Potter

Grushenka

Madeleine Daly

Madeleine Daly

Katya

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Samuel Feinstein

John Wood

John Wood

Prince Peter Belinskya

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Crane

Aislín McGuckin

Aislín McGuckin

Maria

Ying Da

Ying Da

Kao

Terence Harvey

Terence Harvey

Walters

Dragan Mićanović

Dragan Mićanović

Ilya

Wang Luoyong

Wang Luoyong

Liu

Young Fu Fan

Young Fu Fan

Fu

Manouk Tideman

Manouk Tideman

Christina

Hong Lan Hou

Hong Lan Hou

Columbine

Kyle Rothstein

Kyle Rothstein

Harlequin

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Antoine Jacquier

Timur Engalychev

Timur Engalychev

Feinstein Child

Lucy Sutton

Lucy Sutton

Feinstein Child

Amir Maimon

Amir Maimon

Feinstein Child

Itay Eltahan

Itay Eltahan

Feinstein Child

Dan Herzberg

Dan Herzberg

Frenchman

Jeff Harding

Jeff Harding

Company Director

Paul Birchard

Paul Birchard

Company Director

Pierre Seznec

Pierre Seznec

Russian Singer

Zong Xiaojun

Zong Xiaojun

Chinese Foreman

Alexey Frolov

Alexey Frolov

Pickpocket

Kirill Khmelnitski

Kirill Khmelnitski

Pickpocket

Alexandar Richardson

Alexandar Richardson

Young Ilya

Rachel Partington

Rachel Partington

Young Sofia

Ramin Razaghi Sefati

Ramin Razaghi Sefati

Stallholder

Nicole Utterbeck

Nicole Utterbeck

American Girl

Ke Qin Yao

Ke Qin Yao

General Ji Deng

Jin Quan Liu

Jin Quan Liu

General Shen Yinchu

Matt Eaton

Matt Eaton

Man Reading Paper

Tomas Hernell

Tomas Hernell

Pierrot

David Sutton

David Sutton

Punchinello

Violaine Motte

Violaine Motte

Cat and Monkey Dancer

Jimbo

Jimbo

Cat and Monkey Dancer

Len Marchi

Len Marchi

Hospital Doctor

Geoffrey Lieter

Geoffrey Lieter

Anti-Semite

Shu Chang

Shu Chang

Woman Helping Jackson

Tetsuro Uragami

Tetsuro Uragami

Japanese Officer

Zheng Hua Shu

Zheng Hua Shu

Trumpet Player

Hollie Johnson

Hollie Johnson

Lead Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Reston

Charles Reston

Jealous Young Man

Lin Dongfu

Lin Dongfu

Taxi Dance Hall Manager (as Lin Dong Fu)

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