Film record

Russian Ark

Original title: Русский ковчег

2002Feature film99 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Japan · Germany · France · Canada · Finland · Denmark · Russia
Languages
Russian
Genres
fantasy film · historical drama · mystery film · ghost film · experimental film

Credits

Cinematography

Tilman Büttner — Cinematography

Costume

Lidiya Kryukova — Costume design
Tamara Seferyan — Costume design
Maria Grishanova — Costume design

Direction

Alexander Sokurov — Directing

Editing

Betina Kuntzsch — Editing

Music

Sergei Yevtushenko — Music composition

Cast

Alexander Sokurov — Acting
Sergey Dreyden — Acting
Mikhail Piotrovsky — Acting
Mariya Kuznetsova — Acting
Leonid Mozgovoy — Acting
Alla Osipenko — Acting
Oleg Khmelnitsky — Acting
Artyom Strelnikov — Acting
David Giorgobiani — Acting
Tamara Kurenkova — Acting
Maksim Sergeyev — Acting
Natalya Nikulenko — Acting
Aleksandr Chaban — Acting
Lev Yeliseev — Acting
Anna Aleksakhina — Acting
Valery Gergiev — Acting
Yulian Makarov — Acting
Svetlana Svirko — Acting
Boris Smolkin — Acting
Oleg Palmov — Acting
Valentin Bukin — Acting
Ğali Abaydulov — Acting
Alexey Barabash — Acting
Igor Volkov — Acting
Valeri Kozinets — Acting
Vadim Lobanov — Acting
Sergey Losev — Acting
Kirill Miller — Acting
Elena Rufanova — Acting
Yevgeny Filatov — Acting
Maria Kuznetsova — Acting
Viktor Mikhaylov — Acting
Helga Filippova — Acting
Konstantin Demidov — Acting
Svetlana Smirnova — Acting
Yury Orlov — Acting
Sergey Peregudov — Acting
Ilya Shakunov — Acting
Svetlana Gajtan — Acting

Production

Jens Meurer — Production
Karsten Stöter — Production
Andrey Deryabin — Production

Writing

Alexander Sokurov — Screenwriting
Anatoli Nikiforov — Screenwriting
Svetlana Proskurina — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

Each relationship distinguishes role, territory, medium and period.

Production

Arte

International
Verified
Production

NHK

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

Russia · Original release
22 May 2002Checked 27 Sep 2026
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