The White Countess

The White Countess (2005)

30/10/2005
Drama, Romance, War
2h 15m

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.

  • James IvoryDirector
  • Kazuo IshiguroWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $16,000,000

  • Revenue

    $4,092,682

Keywords

  • shanghai, china
  • countess
  • american abroad
  • air raid
  • nightclub owner
  • taxi dancer
  • american diplomat
  • blind man
  • russian woman
  • 1930s
  • living in exile
  • nightclub hostess
  • japanese invasion of china
  • pre world war ii
  • russian aristocracy
  • mass exodus

Top Billed 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

Katya

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Samuel Feinstein

John Wood

John Wood

Prince Peter Belinskya

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Crane

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