The Barber of Siberia
Brief Synopsis
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Jane Callahan travels to Russia in the late 19th Century to help a man who may be her father with his new invention. He has made a logging machine, which he hopes will transform the forests of Siberia, and needs support from the Grand Duke. Jane meets and falls in love with a young army cadet, Andre
Cast & Crew
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Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Julia Ormond
Jane Callahan
Richard Harris
Douglas Mccracken
Oleg Menshikov
Andre Tolstoy
Marina Neelova
Tolstoy'S Mother
Vladimir Ilyin
Captain Mokin
Film Details
Also Known As
Barber of Siberia, Barberaren i Sibirien, Barbier de Siberie, Le, Barbiere di Siberia, Il Barbiere di Siberia, Lazebnik Sibirsky, Le Barbier de Siberie, Sibirskii tsiriulnik, Sibirskiy tsiryulnik, barbero de siberia, El
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Barrandov Studios; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Intermedia Film Equities; Medusa Film; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Arthaus Filmverleih; Belga Films; Medusa Film; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; PathT International; Pathe Image; Pyramide Distribution; Pyramide Films; Pyramide Films; United International Pictures; Warner Sogefilms
Location
Portugal; Moscow, Russia; Prague, Czech Republic; Siberia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 56m
Synopsis
Jane Callahan travels to Russia in the late 19th Century to help a man who may be her father with his new invention. He has made a logging machine, which he hopes will transform the forests of Siberia, and needs support from the Grand Duke. Jane meets and falls in love with a young army cadet, Andrei, but his superior decides that he'd like to marry Jane, and forces the hapless Andrei to be his interpreter.
Cast
Julia Ormond
Jane Callahan
Richard Harris
Douglas Mccracken
Oleg Menshikov
Andre Tolstoy
Marina Neelova
Tolstoy'S Mother
Vladimir Ilyin
Captain Mokin
Daniel Olbrychski
Kopnovsky
Anna Mikhalkova
Dunyasha
Alexander Yakovlev
Captain Maximich
Marat Basharov
Cadet Count Polievsky
Nikita Tatarenkov
Cadet Prince Alibekov
Artyom Mikhalkova
Cadet Buturlin
Georgy Dronov
Cadet Nazarov
Avangard Leontiev
Uncle Nickolya
Robert Hardy
Forsten--Military Instructor
Elizabeth Spriggs
Perepyolkina
Nikita Mikhalkov
Tzar Alexander Iii
Isabelle Renaud
Tzarina Marie Fiodorovna
Evgeny Steblov
Grand Duke Aleksei Aleksandrovich
Inna Nabatova
His Wife
Philipp Diachkov
Grand Duke Mikhall--Tzar'S Son
Vladimir Zaitsev
Radlov'S Aide
Alexander Lenkov
The Scientist
Alexander Ilyin
The Merchant
Evgeny Dvorzhetsky
The Terrorist
Hanna Stredova
The Servant At Mccracken'S
Vladimir Tushko
The Steward
Alexander Mokhiv
Officr At Prison
Pierre Aussedat
Geller--Dance Teacher
Vladimir Gorushin
Kouzma--Carriage Driver
Said Nouroux
Abyssinian Prince
Evgeny Buslayev
The Governor Of Irkutsk
Olga Ankhina
The Governor'S Wife
Tatiana Kuznetsova
Girl'S Tutor
Maria Maksokova
Girl Student
Polushke Zdunek
The Typesetter
Anatoly Documentov
The Conductor
Joseph Nedorost
The Violinist
Vatslav Legner
The Inspector
Egor Blokhin
Vanyatka
Andrey Nikitin
Proshka
Andrey Savostyanov
Baron Von Bakmen
Mambo Syril
Sevant Of Abyssinian Princes
Andrey Baroli
Cadet
Kirill Grebenshikov
Cadet
Vladimir Zurabian
Cadet
Alexy Kabeshev
Cadet
Alexander Karpenko
Cadet
Alexey Kurotov
Cadet
Ivan Lakshin
Cadet
Dimitry Makarov
Cadet
Sergey Pinchuck
Cadet
Sergey Steblov
Cadet
Sergey Fedotov
Cadet
Philipp Feoktistov
Cadet
Dimitry Chuprakov
Cadet
Kirill Shanshiev
Cadet
Mikhail Shevchuk
Cadet
Alexey Shutov
Cadet
Mac Macdonald
Sergeant O'Leary 'Mad Dog'
Andrew O'donnels
The West Point Colonel
Daniel Evans
Andrew Mccracken-In The Mask
John Higgins
Cadet At West Point
Don Jeason
Cadet At West Point
Richard Dompsy
The Stutterer
Sergey Lozovoy
The Bell-House Monk
Alexander Sannikov
Lilliputian 'Napoleon'
Anataly Zhokov
The Fakir
Alexander Dubina
The Engineer
Natella Abuldaze
Wife Of Abyssinian Prince
Elena Tvelevna
Tightrope Walker With Sword
Valery Chitavin
Tightrope Walker
Alexander Muzikantsky
Evgeny Tsimbal
Vasily Sazhin
Anatoly Saprykin
Evgeny Kholodnikov
Zinaida Sidorkova
Oleg Klimov
Victor Satonin
Alexander Dedushko
Roman Radov
Vyacheslav Maksakov
Elena Obolenskaya
Vladimir Abanshin
Leonid Kuravlyov
Viktor Verzhbitsky
Alexei Petrenko
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer
Giuseppe Verdi
Performer
Alexei Feodorovich Lvov
Performer
Crew
Thierry Alloy
Special Effects
Ilya Amursky
Set Decorator
Vincent Arnardi
Sound Mixer
Vincent Arnardi
Re-Recording Mixer
Vladimir Aronin
Production Designer
Edward Artemiev
Music
Boris Baklanov
Other
Alexey Balashov
Production Manager
Armand Barbault
In Charge Of Production (France)
Minna Blank
Mixer
Lubov Bodunova
Production Coordinator
Jose Borges
Location Manager (Portuguese Shoot)
Nicole Cann
Other
Sergio Carlos
Assistant Director (Portuguese Shoot)
Natalia Cashina
Foley Artist
Natalia Chaika
Makeup Designer
Sergey Chertovskikh
Special Effects
Ivana Cholostova
Makeup Artist (Prague Shoot)
Julien Cloquet
Foley Recordist
Julien Cloquet
Adr Recordist
Stephano Coletta
Camera Operator
Franco Da Giacomo
Siberian Shoot Directro Of Photography
Velery Derkash
Stunt Coordinator
Igor Dmitriev
Military History Consultant
Kate Dowd
Casting (International)
Bilge Ebiri
Assistant Director
Anatoly Ermilov
Script Editor
Mariana Ertanova
Set Decorator
Jean-pierre Eychenne
Makeup Designer
Valdimir Ferkelman
Assistant Director
Zdenek Fiala
Location Manager (Prague Shoot)
Elena Ficenko
Production Coordinator
Jeanette Freeman
Hair Stylist
Jaqueline Gamard
Continuity
Martin Grosup
Camera Operator
Jean-max Guerin
Hair Stylist
Vincent Guillon
Sound Editor
Sergei Gurevich
Production Manager
Matt Howe
Music Mixer
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Screenwriter
Natasha Ivanova
Costume Designer
Marc Jenny
Production Supervisor
Elisbar Karavaev
Camera Operator
Alexei Karpushin
Location Manager
Irina Kislova
Foley Artist
Alexander Kochubey
Set Decorator
Danila Koltsov
Set Decorator
Andrey Komissarov
Animals
Luila Komissarova
Animals
Pavel Kornakov
Military Uniforms Consultant
Galina Korolyova
Makeup Designer
Laurent Kossayan
Sound Editor
Alexey Kostenko
Conductor
Vladimir Krassinski
Assistant Director
David Krejcik
Other
David Krejcik
Special Effects
Svetlana-fedina Kruglyakova
Makeup Artist
Vaclay Kuba
Special Effects
Mikhail Kvirikadz
Assistant Director
Svetlana Labanova
Hair Stylist
Pavel Lebeshev
Director Of Photography
Pavel Lebeshev
Dp/Cinematographer
Thierry Lebon
Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-pierre Lelong
Foley Artist
Oldrich Mach Jr.
Executive Producer (Prague Shoot)
Ludmila Makashova
Makeup Artist
Sergey Maksimov
Other
Martin Matinec
Other
Jose Matos
Other
Alla Meichik
Foley Artist
Enzo Meniconi
Editor
Artyom Mikhalkov
Assistant Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Screenwriter
Nikita Mikhalkov
From Story
Nikita Mikhalkov
Co-Producer
Nikita Mikhalkov
Story By
Igor Morozov
Set Decorator
Svetlana Motro
Assistant Director
Vladimir Murzin
Art Director
Sergey Naugolnikh
Camera Operator
Marina Nigmatulina
Foley Recordist
Marina Nigmatulina
Adr Recordist
Tamara Odintsova
Casting (Russia)
Alla Oleneva
Costume Designer
Rospo Pallenberg
Screenwriter
Tamara Panteleeva
Makeup Artist
George Pappas
Military History Consultant
Gilbert Pieri
Special Effects
Gilles Pieri
Special Effects
Valentina Pimankina
Makeup Artist
Brian Pines
Consultant
Bryan Pines
Military History Consultant
Michal Prikryl
Production Manager (Prague Shoot)
Ekaterina Prosvirkina
Production Coordinator
Ludmila Pyatnitska
Property/Costume History Consultant
André Rigaut
Dialogue Editor
André Rigaut
Sound Mixer
Frederic Rouqutte
Special Effects
Maria Ruslanova
Makeup Artist
Renato Santos
Production Manager (Portuguese Shoot)
Anatoly Saprikin
Rank Practice Consultant
Vasily Sazhin
Military History Consultant
Jaromir Sedina
Steadicam Operator
Alena Sedova
Makeup Artist (Prague Shoot)
Bernard Seguy
Other
Olga Sergeeva
Makeup Artist
Michel Seydoux
Producer
Jury Shagov
Special Effects
Kirill Shanshiev
Assistant Director
Mikhail Shevchuk
Fencing Coach
Elena Shimanko
Folklore Ensemble Researcher
Vyacheslav Shurov
Folklore/Ethnography Consultant
Galina Sidneva
Makeup Artist
Olga Sizova
Assistant Director
Sergei Skripka
Conductor
Ivan Stefka
Location Manager (Prague Shoot)
Vyacheslav Stepanov
Special Effects
Suzanne Stokes-munton
Hair Stylist
Sergei Struchev
Costume Designer
Roman Sushinski
Camera Operator
Alla Tabakova
Other
Antonio Da Cunha Telles
Executive Producer (Portugal Shoot)
Pavel Terkhov
Special Effects
Jacques Thomas-gerard
Adr Recordist
Jacques Thomas-gerard
Foley Recordist
Sona Tichickovi
Casting (Prague Shoot)
Victor Trakhtenberg
Assistant Director
Andrey Trifonov
Special Effects
Nina Trofimchuk
Foley Artist
Evgeny Tsimbal
Assistant Director
Anastasia Tsvetnova
Assistant Director
Roman Tudjarov
Special Effects
Jury Udaltsov
Special Effects
Jean Umansky
Dialogue Editor
Jean Umansky
Sound Recorder
Jean Umansky
Sound Mixer
Alexander Utkin
Location Manager
Dana Vankova
Casting (Prague Shoot)
Leonid Vereshchagin
Executive Producer
Michel Vialla
Special Effects
Jacques Vidal
Production Manager
Vladimir Vinogradov
Music Recording Engineer
Irzi Vojtech
Special Effects
Ivan Vorlicek
Casting (Prague Shoot)
Alexander Yakovlev
Location Manager
Faina Yanpolskaya
Foley Artist
Sergei Zakharov
Special Effects
Nina Zakirova
Makeup Designer
Alexander Zelenkov
Assistant Director
Raisa Zhdanova
Makeup Artist
Victor Zuikov
Animals
Film Details
Also Known As
Barber of Siberia, Barberaren i Sibirien, Barbier de Siberie, Le, Barbiere di Siberia, Il Barbiere di Siberia, Lazebnik Sibirsky, Le Barbier de Siberie, Sibirskii tsiriulnik, Sibirskiy tsiryulnik, barbero de siberia, El
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Barrandov Studios; Eurimages; France 2 Cinéma; Intermedia Film Equities; Medusa Film; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Arthaus Filmverleih; Belga Films; Medusa Film; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; PathT International; Pathe Image; Pyramide Distribution; Pyramide Films; Pyramide Films; United International Pictures; Warner Sogefilms
Location
Portugal; Moscow, Russia; Prague, Czech Republic; Siberia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 56m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 1999
Released in United States December 1999
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.
Shown at New York Festival of Russian Films (Anthology Film Archives and the DGA Theater) December 10-12, 1999.
Shooting took place in Siberia in 1996, went on hiatus, 1997 shoot in Moscow.
Began shooting late September 1996.
Completed shooting summer 1997.
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.)
Released in United States December 1999 (Shown at New York Festival of Russian Films (Anthology Film Archives and the DGA Theater) December 10-12, 1999.)
