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A drama set on New Year's Eve 1999 in a luxurious Swiss hotel where the lives of hotel workers and various guests get intertwined.

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Cast

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Hansueli
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The Marquise
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Arthur William Dallas III
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Magnolia
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Dr. Lima
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Bongo
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Caspar Tell
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Tonino
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Bill Crush
Luisiana Kornuta Steffen ...
Mrs. Lima
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Vaclav
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Vaclav's Wife
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Russian Guest
Danylo Kotov ...
Russian Guest
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Russian Guest
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Russian Ambassador
Marina Strakhova ...
Russian Girl
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Russian Girl
Michelle Shapa ...
Russian Girl
Seimur Stefania ...
Russian Girl
Olga Kent ...
Russian girl
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Simon Faraday
Massiga Diawara ...
Angry Guest
Naike Anna Silipo ...
Tonino's Assistant
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Zula
Sina Christen ...
Precy
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Plumber
Beatrice Frey ...
Mrs. Frautschi
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Barman
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Maître d'Hôtel
Teco Celio ...
Chef
Mokhtar Bouzana ...
Master Ravi
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Receptionist
Philip Hauser ...
Receptionist
Sergey Grab ...
Russian Bodyguard 1
Ingo Raudkivi ...
Russian Bodyguard 2
Mike Rey ...
Russian Bodyguard 3
Dean Colin Mackay ...
Magnolia Host
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Mrs. Robinson
January Piromallo ...
Alice
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James
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Amanda
Markus Forster ...
The drunk guy
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Maintenance Guy
Lukas Jakobski ...
Lukas Jakobski
Kamil Krejcí ...
Technical worker Penguin 1
Vincent Leittersdorf ...
Technical Worker
Miroslav Marinov ...
Mercenary
Jay Natelle ...
Secretary Dallas
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Prince Oak Oakleyski
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Chambermaid Dallas
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Zed
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Dinner Guest
Michael Thompson ...
Ceremonial Palace Guard
Daniel Blumensev ...
Bellboy & Waiter (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roman Polanski

Written by

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Ewa Piaskowska ... ()
 
Roman Polanski ... ()
 
Jerzy Skolimowski ... ()

Produced by

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Luca Barbareschi ... producer
Piotr Bogusz ... line producer
Etienne Dontaine ... associate producer
Jaroslaw Fabianski ... co-producer
Claudio Gaeta ... executive producer
Wojciech Gostomczyk ... producer
Adam Gudell ... co-producer
Janusz Hetman ... executive producer
Kimberly Hines ... executive producer
Matteo Leurini ... line producer
Jean-Louis Porchet ... producer
Beata Radkiewicz ... co-producer
Benoit Rensonnet ... associate producer
Stephane Rigotti ... associate producer
Jerzy Skolimowski ... executive producer

Music by

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Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by

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Pawel Edelman

Editing by

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Hervé de Luze

Editorial Department

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Janusz Bieniek ... subtitles
Julia Boguslawska ... post-production executive producer
Lionel Cassan ... first assistant editor
Ana García ... supervising editor
Rafal Golis ... post-production producer
Michal Herman ... color timer
Bartosz Kanadys ... digital intermediate supervisor
Zofia Kielak ... post-production coordinator
Kamil Komorek ... mastering
Sacha Kouprianoff ... assistant editor
Wojciech Kuszewski ... post-production coordinator
Marcin Laskus ... conforming / data manager
Sophie Miereanu ... assistant editor
Morgan Costa Rouchy ... post-production assistant
Jedrzej Sablinski ... post-production producer

Casting By

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Marysol Fernandez
Corinna Glaus

Production Design by

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Tonino Zera ... (production design)

Art Direction by

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Claudia Di Berardino ... (art direction)
Pasquale Ricciardi

Set Decoration by

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Monica Sironi

Costume Design by

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Carlo Poggioli

Makeup Department

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Giuggiola Acciarino ... hair crowd supervisor
Fabrizio Ancillai ... hair and makeup coordinator
Pierangela Biasi ... Make up artist: additional
Federico Carretti ... makeup artist
Desiree Corridoni ... hair and wig designer (as Desideria Corridoni)
Adele Di Trani ... makeup artist
Francesca Giorgino ... makeup artist
Giorgiana Gregorini ... makeup artist
Izaskun Makua ... assistant hair stylist
Tiberio Nardi ... makeup artist
Diego Prestopino ... makeup designer
Valeria Riccardi ... makeup artist
Ilaria Soricelli ... makeup artist
Amaranta Taddia ... additional makeup artist
Mauro Tagliaventi ... hair stylist
Benedetta Tombini ... makeup artist
Laura Tonello ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Aurélien Adjedj ... post-production supervisor
Sarah Bossard ... production manager
Marta Bródka ... production coordinator
Klaudia Chelchowska ... production coordinator
Sonia Mnich ... production coordinator
Edoardo Tozzi ... unit manager
Arianna Trono ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Angelica Barbareschi ... second second assistant director
Stéphane Canet ... third assistant director
Ermanno Dantini ... third assistant director
Alice Di Giacomo ... second assistant director
Hubert Engammare ... first assistant director
Iris Gaeta ... second second assistant director
Sapir Kesem Leary ... crowd assistant director
Alberto Scisco ... third assistant director
Manuel Vogelsanger ... Crowd Assistant Director

Art Department

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Fausto De Rossi ... concept artist
Alexandre Guinamard ... stand-by props
Letizia Persico ... first assistant set decorator
Lor Puymartin ... assistant property master
Richard Rowntree ... greensman

Sound Department

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Lucien Balibar ... sound
Jules Bertier ... sound
Christophe Bourreau ... foley artist
Katia Boutin ... ADR supervisor / dialogue editor
Aymeric Devoldère ... supervising sound editor
Tony Diaz ... ADR Mixer
Florent Lavallée ... re-recording mixer
Thomas Pichon ... assistant sound editor
Lucien Richardson ... dialogue editor
Nathan Robert ... foley editor / foley mixer assistant
Davide Storani ... boom operator adr
Stéphane Vizet ... boom operator

Visual Effects by

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Jessica Antonini ... visual effects producer
Antonio Anzalone ... Motion Designer
Marco Appolloni ... visual effects artist
Andrea Battistoni ... CG Supervisor
Simon Binaut ... digital compositor
Flaviano Bonetti ... Lead Compositors
Giuliano Braga ... visual effects editor
Mattia Bruno ... Senior Digital Compositor
Ana Mercedes Cardona ... Motion Designer
Daniele Carta ... visual effects artist
Lander Cayetano ... Digital Compositor
Alessandro Chiossi ... visual effects artist
Matteo Colonna ... 3D Artist
Nicolas D'Amore ... Lead 3D Artist
Luca D'Annibale ... Lead Compositors
Giulia De Lena ... visual effects artist
John Domingo ... digital compositor
Charlie H. Ellis ... digital compositor
Gabriele Filippelli ... digital compositor: GenialogicFX
Federica Franceschi ... visual effects artist
Monica Galantucci ... head of VFX
Danilo Giannoccaro ... Lead Motion Designer
Tania Jaime Gonzalez ... digital compositor
Miklos Keleti ... visual effects coordinator
Giulio Lazzarini ... digital compositor
Fabrizio Licheri ... digital compositor
Anselm Lier ... digital compositor
Elena Massaccesi ... digital compositor
Margaux Masson ... digital compositor
Roberto Morson ... digital compositor
Raffaele Nappi ... 2D Supervisor
Nicola Nardini ... digital compositor
Dimitri Nube ... digital compositor
Alessandro Pagoni ... visual effects artist
Michele Palomba ... visual effects artist
Alessio Raffaelli ... visual effects artist
Matteo Riccetti ... 3d artist
Marco Ricci ... digital compositor
Federica Rossi ... visual effects artist
Dafne Sartori ... digital compositor: GenialogicFX
Noemi Sartori ... digital compositor: GenialogicFX
Clarissa Sbardella ... visual effects artist
Kevin Szmir ... visual effects coordinator
Pasquale Tomaiuolo ... visual effects artist
Larisa Zhuravleva ... Layout Supervisor (as Larisa Zhuravlyova)

Stunts

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Jimmy Hock ... stunt double
Alessandro Novelli ... stunt coordinator
Roland Siegenthaler ... assistant stunt coordinator
Marcel Stucki ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Andrea Abate ... lighting technician
Malgosia Abramowska ... still photographer
Alessandro Bertucci ... electrician
Marco Angelo Bosco ... Qtake Operator
Daniele Di Russo ... electrician
Marco Emidi ... key grip
Tiziano Emidi ... grip
Martina Fabian ... second assistant camera
Simone Gambelli ... lighting technician
Zbigniew Gustowski ... focus puller
Stefano Marino ... gaffer
Maciej Marszalek ... camera equipment
Flavio Meloni ... lighting console programmer
Giorgio Messina ... electrician
Viola Pagli ... assistant camera
Giorgio Perluigi ... assistant camera: second camera
Marcus Pohlus ... a camera: steadicam operator
Daniele Postiglione ... grip
Vincent Prochoroff ... b camera operator
Tibaud Roussel ... first assistant camera vfx unit
Elena Sani ... Qtake Operator
Zoltán Schrammel ... scorpio head technician
Jan Schär ... cable man camera replacement
Gaspard Soboul ... second assistant camera france
Werner Stibitz ... Gaffer Austria
Katarzyna Swietlikowska ... focus puller
Daniele Valeri ... grip
Rodrigo von Senger ... video assist
Krzysztof Zawieja ... digital imaging technician
Piotr Zimon ... camera equipment

Casting Department

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Marysol Fernandez ... casting coordinator / extras casting
Nora Leibundgut ... casting
Mirjam Schilliger ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Simona Falanga ... costume assistant
Clara González ... key costumer
Marco Idini ... costume supervisor
Beatrice Kildani ... Costume coordinator
Roberta Marinovich ... set costumer
Giulia Masci ... set costumer
Elisa Navacchi ... assistant costume designer
Ernesto Pinto ... assistant costume designer
Carlo Poggioli ... Costume Design
Carolina Rorato Guarienti ... workshop trainee (as Carolina Rorato)
Salvatore Salzano ... assistant costume designer
Giulia Santoro ... wardrobe assistant
Miriam Stöcklin ... assistant costume designer / set costumer extras
Maurizio Vitiello ... researcher

Music Department

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Jean-Pascal Beintus ... orchestrator
Nicolas Charron ... orchestrator
Sylvain Morizet ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Rachel Corlet ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Stefania Antonini ... production coordinator
Flavio De Simone ... production accountant
Anna Hakobyan ... assistant production coordinator
Andrea Italia ... creative producer
Donatella Mugnano ... legal counsel
Tomasz Przybecki ... legal: Poland
Monika Ratajczak ... legal: Poland
Benjamin Shilling ... Dialect Coach for cast
Federico Turra ... production secretary
Monika Zuczkowska ... insurance
Aleksander Zuczkowski ... insurance

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • 瑞士大酒店 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 瑞士华庭 (China, Mandarin title)
  • O Hotel Palace (Portugal)
  • 宮殿大飯店 (Taiwan)
  • Палац (Ukraine)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Budget EUR21,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to producer Luca Barbareschi the film has a budget of EUR 17 million ($17.8 million) and shot for 17 weeks in Gstaad, Switzerland. See more »
Goofs When the mob boss and his chauffeur are accidentally shut in the vault, the vault door is heard locking. When shown from the interior afterward, the vault door's locking bolts are not engaged. See more »
Movie Connections References Chinatown (1974). See more »
Quotes Arthur William Dallas III: Can I have that blowjob now?
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