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The Palace

The Palace

20235.31h 40m

Overview

A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect.

Directed by Roman Polanski
Written by Roman Polanski, Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska
Produced by Luca Barbareschi, Wojciech Gostomczyk, Jean-Louis Porchet
Box OfficeBudget: $18.7MRevenue: $420K

Top Cast

Oliver Masucci

Oliver Masucci

Hansueli

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

The Marquise

John Cleese

John Cleese

Arthur William Dallas III

Bronwyn James

Bronwyn James

Magnolia

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Dr. Lima

Luca Barbareschi

Luca Barbareschi

Bongo

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Caspar Tell

Fortunato Cerlino

Fortunato Cerlino

Tonino

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Bill Crush

L

Luisiana Kornuta Steffen

Mrs. Lima

Themes & Keywords

hotelnew year's eveswitzerlandpenguin

About The Palace

The Palace is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of hotel, new year's eve, switzerland, penguin. Directed by Roman Polanski, it stars Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant, John Cleese. A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect.

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