The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia
Original Russian language poster
Directed byNikita Mikhalkov
Written byNikita Mikhalkov
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Rospo Pallenberg
Produced byNikita Mikhalkov
Michel Seydoux
StarringJulia Ormond
Richard Harris
Oleg Menshikov
Aleksei Petrenko
Marina Neyolova
Vladimir Ilyin
Daniel Olbrychski
David Nykl
CinematographyPavel Lebeshev
Edited byEnzo Meniconi
Music byEduard Artemyev
Anatoly Dokumentov
Release date
  • 30 October 1998 (1998-10-30)
Running time
180 minutes
CountriesRussia
France
Italy
Czech Republic
United States
LanguagesRussian
English
Budget$35 million

The Barber of Siberia (Russian: Сибирский цирюльник, translit. Sibirskiy tsiryulnik) is a 1998 Russian drama film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director, writer, producer and actor Nikita Mikhalkov, screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov and producer Michel Seydoux. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was disqualified for not getting a print lately to Los Angeles as a nominee.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Barber of Siberia". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.