

Russian Ark
Original Title: “Русский ковчег”
“2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE”
Overview
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Top Cast

Sergey Dreyden
Marquis de Custine

Mariya Kuznetsova
Catherine The Great

Leonid Mozgovoy
The Spy
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Hermitage director

Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Orbeli

Aleksandr Chaban
Boris Piotrovsky

Lev Eliseev
Self
Oleg Khmelnitsky
Self

Alla Osipenko
Self
Artyom Strelnikov
talented boy
Tamara Kurenkova
blind woman

Maxim Sergeev
Peter the Great
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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