The White Countess
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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Cast
50 people
Ralph Fiennes
Todd Jackson
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Natasha Richardson
Countess Sofia Belinskya
Known for
The Parent Trap
Maid in Manhattan
Hiroyuki Sanada
Matsuda
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Lynn Redgrave
Olga Belinskya
Known for
Peter Pan
Spider
Vanessa Redgrave
Princess Vera Belinskya
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Madeleine Potter
Grushenka
Known for
Houdini
Two Evil Eyes
Madeleine Daly
Katya
No other roles listed
Allan Corduner
Samuel Feinstein
Known for
Mr. Nobody
Defiance
John Wood
Prince Peter Belinskya
Known for
WarGames
Chocolat
Lee Pace
Crane
Known for
Guardians of the Galaxy
Foundation
Aislín McGuckin
Maria
Known for
Normal People
The Miniaturist
Ying Da
Kao
Known for
Farewell My Concubine
The Message
James Ivory Director · Kazuo Ishiguro Writer Richard Robbins Composer
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $16M · United States release October 30, 2005
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,092,682
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Shanghai Film Group
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Rising Star Productions
Production
Global Cinema Group
Production
VIP Medienfonds 3
Production
Global Cinema
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
China · Germany · United States · United Kingdom · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Japanese · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Belgium · October 30, 2005
Theatrical
United States · October 30, 2005
Theatrical
Finland
October 30, 2005 · Physical
France
February 7, 2007 · Physical
Greece
March 23, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Hungary
October 10, 2006 · Digital
Ireland
March 31, 2006 · Digital
Italy
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
April 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
June 9, 2006 · Theatrical
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