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Russian Ark

Russian Ark

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

20027.21h 39m

Overview

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

Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov
Written by Anatoly Nikiforov, Aleksandr Sokurov, Boris Khaimsky
Produced by Andrew Colton, Oliver Damian, John Hamilton
Box Office0Revenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Sergey Dreyden

Sergey Dreyden

The Stranger (The Marquis de Custine)

Mariya Kuznetsova

Mariya Kuznetsova

Catherine The Great

Leonid Mozgovoy

Leonid Mozgovoy

The Spy

M

Mikhail Piotrovsky

Self (Hermitage Director)

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani

Orbeli

Aleksandr Chaban

Aleksandr Chaban

Boris Piotrovsky

Lev Eliseev

Lev Eliseev

Self

O

Oleg Khmelnitsky

Self

Alla Osipenko

Alla Osipenko

Self

A

Artyom Strelnikov

Talented Boy

Themes & Keywords

museumtime travelst. petersburg, russiarussian historyone take

About Russian Ark

Russian Ark is a drama, fantasy, history film released in 2002 exploring themes of museum, time travel, st. petersburg, russia, russian history, one take. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, it stars Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy. 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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