Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Kazuo IshiguroCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Lynn Redgrave, John Wood, Allan Corduner, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lee Pace, Jean-Pierre Lorit (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ralph Fiennes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049843_2e0693.jpg)
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
![Natasha Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/258/166258593_267809.jpg)
Natasha Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Nell (1994)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
Madeleine Potter
USA
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Houdini (2014) (TV movie)
The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV movie)
![Lynn Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270279_64819c.jpg)
Lynn Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
![John Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696098_b27b05.jpg)
![Allan Corduner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/954/160954770_a2a3b1.jpg)
Allan Corduner
Sweden
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Yentl (1983)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
![Hiroyuki Sanada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270644_3d68d6.jpg)
Hiroyuki Sanada
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Lee Pace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/329/164329234_9c24eb.jpg)
Lee Pace
USA
Best movies:
Soldier's Girl (2003) (TV movie)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
![Jean-Pierre Lorit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/768/160768810_279be9.jpg)
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Round Up (2010)
Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)
Dragan Micanovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Lajanje na zvezde (1998)
RocknRolla (2008)
Ubistvo s predumišljajem (1995)
![Terence Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/329/161329018_ce26be.jpg)
Terence Harvey
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Dongfu Lin
China
Best movies:
City of War: The Story of John Rabe (2009)
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
The White Countess (2005)
![Luoyong Wang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401315_ba0193.jpg)
Luoyong Wang
China
Best movies:
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) - narrator
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
The White Countess (2005)
![Dan Herzberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530762_0d445b.png)
Dan Herzberg
France
Best movies:
Sarah's Key (2010)
Taxi (1998)
Round Da Way (2009)
Madeleine Daly
Best movies:
The White Countess (2005)
![Aislín McGuckin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/527/166527142_692f7a.jpg)
Aislín McGuckin
UK
Best movies:
The Miniaturist (2017) (series)
Flora and Son (2023)
The White Countess (2005)