Summary:
Shanghai. 1936. Crossroads of the world and into this city of political intrigue comes Sofia, a Russian Countess who, with the remains of her family, has been left stateless by the Revolution. Forced by her reduced circumstances to support herself and her family as a bar-girl and taxi dancer, Sofia forms a relationship with Jackson, a blind former diplomat who opens an elegant bar; The White Countess. Their curious relationship matures but they are caught up in the fall of the city to the Japanese invaders.
| Runtime: | 135 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Countries: | USA, China, Germany, UK |
| Languages: | English, French, Mandarin |
| Home Release Date: | May 16, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| James Ivory | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Ishiguro | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Natasha Richardson | Countess Sofia Belinskya |
| Ralph Fiennes | Todd Jackson |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Princess Vera Belinskya |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aislín McGuckin | Maria |
| Allan Corduner | Samuel Feinstein |
| Amir Maimon | Feinstein Child |
| Dan Herzberg | Frenchman |
| Dong Fu Lin | Taxi Dance Hall Manager |
| Itay Eltahan | Feinstein Child |
| John Wood | Prince Peter Belinsky |
| Lucy Sutton | Feinstein Child |
| Lynn Redgrave | Olga Belinskya |
| Madeleine Daly | Katya |
| Madeleine Potter | Grushenka |
| Timur Engalychev | Feinstein Child |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andre Morgan | Executive Producer |
| Andreas Grosch | Producer: VIP Medienfonds 3 |
| Andreas Schmid | Executive Producer: VIP Medienfonds 3 |
| Ben Spencer | Assistant Producer |
| Daqing Wang | Executive Producer: Century Hero |
| Fu Wenxia | Executive Producer: Shanghai Film Group |
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Kai Wong | Assistant Producer |
| Marcus Schöfer | Executive Producer: VIP Medienfonds 3 |
| Patrick Ko | Executive Producer |
| Paul Bradley | Co-Producer |
| Rahila Bootwala | Associate Producer |
| Richard Hawley | Co-Producer |
| Simon Oxley | Assistant Producer |
| Tianyan Wang | Executive Producer: Shanghai Film Group |
| Yue-Sai Kan | Associate Producer |
| Zhong-lun Ren | Producer: Shanghai Film Group |
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