The White Countess

The White Countess

135 mins | Drama, Family, Romance, History | Oct. 30, 2005

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.

The White Countess

135 mins | Drama, Family, Romance, History | Oct. 30, 2005

The White Countess
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Sony Pictures Classics, VIP 3 Medienfonds, Rising Star, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Merchant Ivory Productions, Shanghai Film Group, Global Cinema, VIP 3 Medienfonds, Global Cinema Group
Original title The White Countess
Directors George Every, Catherine Allinson, James Ivory
Writers Kazuo Ishiguro

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

as Todd Jackson

Natasha Richardson

as Countess Sofia Belinskya

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Matsuda

Lynn Redgrave

as Olga Belinskya

Vanessa Redgrave

as Princess Vera Belinskya

Madeleine Potter

as Grushenka

Madeleine Daly

as Katya

Allan Corduner

as Samuel Feinstein

John Wood

as Prince Peter Belinskya

Lee Pace

as Crane

Aislín McGuckin

as Maria / Taxi Dance Hall Manager

Ying Da

as Kao

Terence Harvey

as Walters

Luoyong Wang

as Liu

Young Fu Fan

as Fu

Manouk Tideman

as Christina

Hong Lan Hou

as Columbine

Kyle Rothstein

as Harlequin

Jean-Pierre Lorit

as Antoine Jacquier

Timur Engalychev

as Feinstein Child

Lucy Sutton

as Feinstein Child

Amir Maimon

as Feinstein Child

Itay Eltahan

as Feinstein Child

Dan Herzberg

as Frenchman

Jeff Harding

as Company Director

Paul Birchard

as Company Director

Pierre Seznec

as Russian Singer

Zong Xiaojun

as Chinese Foreman

Alexey Frolov

as Pickpocket

Kirill Khmelnitski

as Pickpocket

Alexandar Richardson

as Young Ilya

Rachel Partington

as Young Sofia

Ramin Razaghi Sefati

as Stallholder

Nicole Utterbeck

as American Girl

Ke Qin Yao

as General Ji Deng

Jin Quan Liu

as General Shen Yinchu

Matt Eaton

as Man Reading Paper

David Sutton

as Punchinello

Tomas Hernell

as Pierrot

Violaine Motte

as Cat and Monkey Dancer

Jimbo

as Cat and Monkey Dancer

Len Marchi

as Hospital Doctor

Geoffrey Lieter

as Anti-Semite

Shu Chang

as Woman Helping Jackson

Tetsuro Uragami

as Japanese Officer

Zheng Hua Shu

as Trumpet Player

Hollie Johnson

as Lead Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Reston

as Jealous Young Man