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Russian Ark

2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

1h 39m2002NRTMDb 7.2

DramaFantasyHistory

Russian

Crew and Cast

Aleksandr SokurovAleksandr SokurovDirectorSergey DreydenSergey DreydenMarquis de CustineMariya KuznetsovaMariya KuznetsovaCatherine The GreatLeonid MozgovoyLeonid MozgovoyThe Spy
Mikhail PiotrovskyHermitage directorEdisher (Davit) GiorgobianiEdisher (Davit) GiorgobianiOrbeliAleksandr ChabanAleksandr ChabanBoris PiotrovskyLev EliseevLev Eliseev
Oleg KhmelnitskyAlla OsipenkoAlla Osipenko
Artyom Strelnikovtalented boy
Tamara Kurenkovablind womanMaxim SergeevMaxim SergeevPeter the Great
Natalya NikulenkoCatherine the GreatElena RufanovaElena RufanovaFirst LadyElena KramerElena KramerSecond LadyKonstantin AnisimovKonstantin AnisimovFirst CavalierAleksey BarabashAleksey BarabashSecond CavalierIlya ShakunovIlya ShakunovThird CavalierAleksandr KulikovAleksandr KulikovFourth CavalierAnna AleksakhinaAnna AleksakhinaAlexandra Feodorovna · wife of Nicholas IIVladimir BaranovVladimir BaranovNicholas II
Anna AntonelliPrincess AnastasiaValentin BukinValentin BukinMilitary OfficialSvetlana GaytanSvetlana GaytanMuseum CustodianVadim GushchinVadim GushchinGrandee of Catherine the GreatKirill DateshidzeKirill DateshidzeMaster of CeremoniesMikhail DorofeevMikhail DorofeevFirst Card PlayerValentina EgorenkovaValentina EgorenkovaMaid of Honor of Catherine the GreatOleg EfremovOleg EfremovMuseum OfficialSergei LosevSergei LosevCourt Official

Storyline

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

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Info

Original title
Русский ковчег
Status
Released
Released
22 May 2002
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (523 votes)

Production

Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writers
Anatoly Nikiforov, Aleksandr Sokurov
Studios
The State Hermitage Museum, The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Egoli Tossell Pictures
Countries
Russia, Germany

Box Office

Revenue
$6.7M

Languages

Original
Russian
Spoken
Persian, Russian, French