The Palace (2023)
September 28, 2023Release Date
The Palace (2023)
September 28, 2023Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Oliver Masucci
Hansueli
Fanny Ardant
The Marquise
John Cleese
Arthur William Dallas III
Bronwyn James
Magnolia
Joaquim de Almeida
Dr. Lima
Luca Barbareschi
Bongo / Producer
Milan Peschel
Caspar Tell
Fortunato Cerlino
Tonino
Mickey Rourke
Bill Crush
Luisiana Kornuta Steffen
Mrs. Lima
Danny Exnar
Vaclav
Irina Kastrinidis
Vaclav's Wife
Alexander Petrov
Russian Guest
Anton Pampushnyy
Russian Guest
Ilia Volok
Russian Ambassador
Marina Strakhova
Russian Girl
Ema Kovac
Russian Girl
Michelle Shapa
Russian Girl
Stefania Seimur
Russian Girl
Olga Kent
Russian Girl
Matthew T. Reynolds
Simon Faraday
Marysol Fernandez
CastingDirector
Massiga Diawara
Angry Guest
Corinna Glaus
CastingDirector
Naike Anna Silipo
Tonino's Assistant
Morgane Polanski
Zula
Sina Christen
Precy
Felix Mayr
Plumber
Beatrice Frey
Mrs. Frautschi
Davide Gagliardi
Barman
Niccolò Senni
Maître d'hotel
Teco Celio
Chef Othmar
Mokhtar Bouzana
Master Ravi
Angelica Barbareschi
Receptionist
Philip Hauser
Receptionist
Sergey Grab
Russian Bodyguard 1
Ingo Raudkivi
Russian Bodyguard 2
Mike Rey
Russian Bodyguard 3
Dean Colin Mackay
Magnolia Host
Sydne Rome
Mrs. Robinson
Januaria Piromallo
Alice
Francis Chapman
James
Annick Christiaens
Amanda
Markus Foster
The drunk guy
Lukas Jakobski
Lukas Jakobski
Kamil Krejčí
Technical worker Penguin 1
Vincent Leittersdorf
Technical Worker
Miroslav Marinov
Mercenary
Jay Natelle
Secretary Dallas
Lara Pictet
Chambermaid Dallas
Alfredo Tavares
Zed
Michelle Thomas
Dinner Guest
Daniel Blumensev
Bellboy & Waiter (uncredited)
Christian Dufour
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Roman Polanski
Director / Writer
Jerzy Skolimowski
Writer / Executive Producer
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Monica Sironi
Set Designer
Alessandro Novelli
Stunt Coordinator
Ewa Piaskowska
Writer
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Wojciech Gostomczyk
Producer
Jean-Louis Porchet
Producer
Tonino Zera
Set Designer
Carlo Poggioli
Costume Designer
Hubert Engammare
Assistant Director
Teresa Razzauti
Casting
Lucien Balibar
Sound
Matteo Leurini
General Manager
Andrea Italia
Creative Producer
Claudio Gaeta
Production Executive
Giulio Cestari
Production Executive
Janusz Hetman
Executive Producer
Dietmar Güntsche
Executive Producer
Michael Kölmel
Executive Producer
Carla Milesi di Grésy
Associate Producer
Marcus Pohlus
Camera Operator
Vincent Prochoroff
Camera Operator
Bartosz Kanadys
Digital Intermediate
Jules Bertier
Sound
Anna Zenowicz
Script
Dawid Kulbaka
Administration
Piotr Bogusz
Line Producer
Adam Gudell
Co-Producer
Jarosław Fabiański
Co-Producer
Beata Radkiewicz
Co-Producer
Diego Prestopino
Makeup Department Head
Zbigniew Gustowski
Focus Puller
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 28, 2023
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Budget$18,700,000
Box Office$420,350
Genres
Wiki.
The Palace is a 2023 black comedy film directed by Roman Polanski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jerzy Skolimowski and Ewa Piaskowska. The film stars Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant, John Cleese, Joaquim de Almeida, Luca Barbareschi, Milan Peschel, Bronwyn James, Fortunato Cerlino, Michelle Shapa and Mickey Rourke. It chronicles the mishaps of a 1999 New Year's Eve dinner party in the Gstaad Palace, from a penguin going loose in the hotel to the exploitation of the millennium bug for a guest's financial gain.
The film had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2023, before it was released theatrically in Italy on 28 September 2023 by 01 Distribution. It bombed at the box office and received unfavourable reviews from critics, who criticised the humour and called it Polanski's worst movie.