---
title: 'The Palace (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '2023-09-02'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-palace-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549270/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Palace (2023)

2023 · 100 min · Comedy · France, Switzerland, Italy, Poland


## Synopsis

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, Bronwyn James, Joaquim de Almeida, Luca Barbareschi, Milan Peschel, Fortunato Cerlino, 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Luca Barbareschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luca-barbareschi)
- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Jerzy Skolimowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-skolimowski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paweł Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-edelman)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Joaquim de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquim-de-almeida)
- [Fortunato Cerlino](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortunato-cerlino)
- [Luca Barbareschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luca-barbareschi)
- [Sydne Rome](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydne-rome)
- [Milan Peschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-peschel)
- [Alexander Petrov](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-petrov)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Oliver Masucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-masucci)
- [Fanny Ardant](https://cinepixo.com/people/fanny-ardant)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- [Bronwyn James](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronwyn-james)
- [Ilia Volok](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilia-volok)
- [Morgane Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgane-polanski)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-palace-2023
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