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Russian Ark

A journey through the Hermitage museum and Russian history in one take.

Russian Ark
Released:
May 22, 2003

Cast:

Sergei Dreiden

Director:
Alexander Sokurov

Producer:
Andrey Deryabin, Jens Meurer, Karsten Stöter

Written by:
Anatoli Nikiforov, Alexander Sokurov

Distributor:
Wellspring Media

Box Office:
$6,685,748

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
89%

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