The Barber of Siberia

He's Russian. That explains a lot.

7.095 / 10

Deutsch / 180 min. / 1998-11-11

Storyline:

Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Jane is his assistant. On her travels, she meets two men who would change her life forever: a handsome young cadet Andrej Tolstoy with whom she shares a fondness for opera, and the powerful General Radlov who is entranced by her beauty and wants to marry her.

Cast:

Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

as Jane Callahan

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

as André Tolstoi

Aleksey Petrenko

Aleksey Petrenko

as General Radlov

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

as Douglas McCraken

Vladimir Ilin

Vladimir Ilin

as Captain Mokine

Marat Basharov

Marat Basharov

as Polievsky

Georgiy Dronov

Georgiy Dronov

as Nazarov

Nikita Tatarenkov

Nikita Tatarenkov

as Alibekov

Artyom Mikhalkov

Artyom Mikhalkov

as Boutourline

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

as Kopnovsky

Marina Neyolova

Marina Neyolova

as André Tolstoï's mother

Avangard Leontyev

Avangard Leontyev

as André Tolstoi's uncle

Anna Mikhalkova

Anna Mikhalkova

as Douniacha

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

as Forsten

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Perepiolkina

Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov

as Imperator Aleksandr III

Isabelle Renauld

Isabelle Renauld

as Imperatritsa

Evgeniy Steblov

Evgeniy Steblov

as Velikiy knyaz

Viktor Verzhbitskiy

Viktor Verzhbitskiy

as Adyutant Velikogo knyazya

Leonid Kuravlyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

as Vakhmistr Bukin

Aleksandr Lenkov

Aleksandr Lenkov

as Uchenyy

Aleksandr Ilin

Aleksandr Ilin

as Kupets

Aleksandr Mokhov

Aleksandr Mokhov

as Ofitser

Yelena Obolenskaya

Yelena Obolenskaya

as Stuttering Cadet

Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey

as Kadet-zaika

Jason Done

Jason Done

as Kadet

Filipp Dyachkov

Filipp Dyachkov

as Mikhail, son of tsar

Vladimir Zaytsev

Vladimir Zaytsev

as Radlov's Adjutant

Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy

Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy

as Terrorist

Pierre Aussedat

Pierre Aussedat

as Geller

Vladimir Goryushin

Vladimir Goryushin

as Coachman Kuzma

Olga Anokhina

Olga Anokhina

as Governor's Wife

Aleksandr Yakovlev

Aleksandr Yakovlev

as Maksimych

Tatyana Kuznetsova

Tatyana Kuznetsova

as Cool Lady

Josef Nedorost

Josef Nedorost

as Violinist

Václav Legner

Václav Legner

as Inspector

Kirill Grebenshchikov

Kirill Grebenshchikov

as Cadet

Ivan Lakshin

Ivan Lakshin

as Cadet

Sergey Pinchuk

Sergey Pinchuk

as Cadet

Sergey Steblov

Sergey Steblov

as Cadet

Aleksey Shutov

Aleksey Shutov

as Cadet

Mac McDonald

Mac McDonald

as Sergeant O'Leary

Daniel Evans

Daniel Evans

as Andrew (in Mask)

Jason Done

Jason Done

as Cadet

Mikhail Shevchuk

Mikhail Shevchuk

as Cadet

Andrey Barilo

Andrey Barilo

as Cadet

Filipp Feoktistov

Filipp Feoktistov

as Cadet

Igor Sannikov

Igor Sannikov

as Lilliputian 'Napoleon'

Aleksandr Dubina

Aleksandr Dubina

as Engineer

Pierre Narcisse

Pierre Narcisse

as Prince's Servant

Aleksandr Dedyushko

Aleksandr Dedyushko

as

Pavel Maykov

Pavel Maykov

as

Roman Radov

Roman Radov

as

Anna Nevskaya

Anna Nevskaya

as

Vladimir Tyagichev

Vladimir Tyagichev

as

Igor Klimov

Igor Klimov

as

Oleg Savosin

Oleg Savosin

as

Mariya Felyanina

Mariya Felyanina

as

Tatyana Vasilyeva

Tatyana Vasilyeva

as

Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Nadezhda Mikhalkova

as Girl at the Fair (uncredited)

Anatoliy Skoryakin

Anatoliy Skoryakin

as General (uncredited)

Igor Bondarenko

Igor Bondarenko

as Funny General (uncredited)

Pavel Kornakov

Pavel Kornakov

as Officer (uncredited)

Angela Dmitrieva

Angela Dmitrieva

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)