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The White Countess
Summary: In 1930s Shanghai, a blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd--and sometimes illicit--jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.
Runtime: 2 h 15 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Sony Pictures Classics, Shanghai Film Group, Rising Star, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 16,000,000
Domestic: $ 1,669,971
International: $ 2,422,711
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