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The White Countess
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Title: The White Countess

Release Date: 30 Oct 2005

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Drama, History, Family, Romance, War

Director: Shanghai Film Group, Merchant Ivory Productions, China Film Co-Production Corp., Rising Star Productions, Global Cinema Group, Sony Pictures Classics, VIP Medienfonds 3, Global Cinema

Production Companies: Shanghai Film Group, Merchant Ivory Productions, China Film Co-Production Corp., Rising Star Productions, Global Cinema Group, Sony Pictures Classics, VIP Medienfonds 3, Global Cinema

Overview: In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.263 (76 votes)

Cast

  • Todd Jackson: Ralph Fiennes
  • Countess Sofia Belinskya: Natasha Richardson
  • Matsuda: Hiroyuki Sanada
  • Olga Belinskya: Lynn Redgrave
  • Princess Vera Belinskya: Vanessa Redgrave
  • Grushenka: Madeleine Potter
  • Katya: Madeleine Daly
  • Samuel Feinstein: Allan Corduner
  • Prince Peter Belinskya: John Wood
  • Crane: Lee Pace
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