Russian Ark
A wandering ghost narrator roams the opulent rooms of St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace, guided by a mysterious French marquis, as he confronts centuries‑spanning spectacles that blur reality and memory, forcing him to confront the mystery of his own death.
“2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE”
Synopsis
A ghost and a French marquis stroll through the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, coming across scenes from various periods in its history.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Edited by Stefan CiupekShot by Tilman ButtnerScored by Sergei Yevtushenko
Box Office
2002 · Box office
Grossed $6.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$6.7M
Opening week (7-day): $47K
Peak 2 theaters
Re-release box office
- 20132 theaters
- $47K($67K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Russian Arkde
- Russian Ark - Eine einzigartige Zeitreise durch die Eremitagede
- Russki Kowtschegde
- Russian Arken
- Russkiy kovchegen
- Russian Arkes
- L'Arche russefr
- Russian Arkfr
- Arca russait
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sergey Dreyden
as The Stranger (The Marquis de Custine)
Mariya Kuznetsova
as Catherine The Great
Leonid Mozgovoy
as The Spy
Mikhail Piotrovsky
as Self (Hermitage Director)
David Giorgobiani
as Orbeli
Aleksandr Chaban
as Boris Piotrovsky
Lev Yeliseyev
as Self
Oleg Khmelnitsky
as Self
Alla Osipenko
as Self
Artyom Strelnikov
as Talented Boy
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