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In this final film by Oscar®-nominated producer Ismail Merchant (1994, Best Picture, Remains of the Day), and Oscar®-nominee James Ivory (1993, Best Director, Howards End), 1930s Shanghai provides the backdrop for this exceptional drama starring two-time Oscar®-nominee Ralph Fiennes (1997, Best Actor, The English Patient; 1994, Best Supporting Actor, Schindler's List) as Todd Jackson, a diplomat blinded in a bombing. An encounter with Sophia (Natasha Richardson, Maid in Manhattan), an exiled Countess employed as a bar girl, inspires him to open his own club, but only if she will work for him. Sophia's in-laws (two-time Oscar®-nominee Lynn Redgrave) and Sarah (Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave), greedily pocket her income, but denounce her as a bad influence on her daughter. When Japanese troops invade the city, a mass exodus ensues! Alone and afraid, Sophia clings to the only hope left to her - finding her missing daughter!
Original Release
10/30/2005
US Release
10/30/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Natasha Richardson | Countess Sofia Belinskya |
Lynn Redgrave | Olga Belinskya |
Madeleine Potter | Grushenka |
Madeleine Daly | Katya |
John Wood | Prince Peter Belinsky / Prince Peter Belinskya |
Vanessa Redgrave | Princess Vera Belinskya |
Allan Corduner | Samuel Feinstein |
Timur Engalychev | Feinstein Child |
Lucy Sutton | Feinstein Child |
Amir Maimon | Feinstein Child |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Natasha Richardson | Countess Sofia Belinskya |
Lynn Redgrave | Olga Belinskya |
Madeleine Potter | Grushenka |
Madeleine Daly | Katya |
John Wood | Prince Peter Belinsky / Prince Peter Belinskya |
Vanessa Redgrave | Princess Vera Belinskya |
Allan Corduner | Samuel Feinstein |
Timur Engalychev | Feinstein Child |
Lucy Sutton | Feinstein Child |
Amir Maimon | Feinstein Child |
Itay Eltahan | Feinstein Child |
Dan Herzberg | Frenchman |
Aislín McGuckin | Maria / Taxi Dance Hall Manager |
Dong Fu Lin | Taxi Dance Hall Manager |
Ralph Fiennes | Todd Jackson |
Da Ying | Kao |
Terence Harvey | Walters |
Jeff Harding | Company Director |
Paul Birchard | Company Director |
Lee Pace | Crane |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Wenxia Fu | Executive Producer |
Patrick Ko | Executive Producer |
Andre Morgan | Executive Producer |
Andreas Schmid | Executive Producer |
Marcus Schöfer | Executive Producer |
Daqing Wang | Executive Producer |
Tianyan Wang | Executive Producer |
Rahila Bootwala | Producer |
Paul Bradley | Producer |
Andreas Grosch | Producer |
Richard Hawley | Producer |
Yue-Sai Kan | Producer |
Ismail Merchant | Producer |
Simon Oxley | Producer |
Zhonglun Ren | Producer |
Ben Spencer | Producer |
Kai Wong | Producer |