The White Countess

Oct 30, 2005

2h 15m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

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

The White Countess Trailers

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

Maria

Aislín McGuckin

Kao

Ying Da

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