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In the 1930s Shanghai, blind American ex-diplomat Todd Jackson is a frequenter of the city's seamy underbelly of nightclubs and gambling houses. Todd is infatuated with Sofia, a once-wealthy countess who has taken to dancing and prostitution in order to support herself. With earnings from a horse race, Todd opens an upscale nightclub to cater to Shanghai's wealthy elite, installing Sofia -- "The White Countess" -- as its hostess and spiritual muse.

2014 · 2h 18m
Director James Ivory

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The White Countess

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In the 1930s Shanghai, blind American ex-diplomat Todd Jackson is a frequenter of the city's seamy underbelly of nightclubs and gambling houses. Todd is infatuated with Sofia, a once-wealthy countess who has taken to dancing and prostitution in order to support herself. With earnings from a horse race, Todd opens an upscale nightclub to cater to Shanghai's wealthy elite, installing Sofia -- "The White Countess" -- as its hostess and spiritual muse.

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Average 6.1
Reviews 87
Fresh 44
Rotten 43

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Studio
Merchant Ivory Productions
Released
2014
Run Time
2 hr 18 min
Rated
18
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2005 White Countess Productions , Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Arabic (Saudi Arabia) , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , Hungarian (Hungary) , Korean (South Korea) , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish (Sweden) , Thai (Thailand)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.