White Tiger
Белый тигр
“Spring 1945. A legend is born”
Synopsis
WWII, 1945. After barely surviving a battle with a mysterious, ghostly-white German Tiger tank, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with its destruction.
Top Cast
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Aleksey Vertkov
Naydenov
Vitaly Kishchenko
Fedotov
Valeriy Grishko
Zhukov
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Smirnov
Gerasim Arkhipov
Sharipov
Aleksandr Vakhov
Kryuk
Vitaliy Dordzhiev
Berdyev
Vladimir Ilin
Hospital Foreman
Karl Kranzkowski
Gitler
Christian Redl
Keytel
Klaus Grünberg
Shtumpf
Vilmar Bieri
Frideburg
Mariya Shashlova
Voennvrach
Andrey Myasnikov
General
Rodion Tolokonnikov
Release History & Theatrical Window
June 6, 2012
Wide Cinema Exhibition
February 5, 2013
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$11M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$7.2M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.65x
-$3.8M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Karen Shakhnazarov
- Screenplay & Story
- Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Ilya Boyashov
- Original Score
- Konstantin Shevelyov, Yuriy Poteenko
- Original Title
- Белый тигр
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian, German
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Budget
- $11M
- Worldwide Gross
- $7.2M
- Production Studios
- Channel One, Mosfilm, CGF Films, Kuryer Film Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Karen Shakhnazarov
Karen Shakhnazarov, Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Ilya Boyashov
Konstantin Shevelyov, Yuriy Poteenko
Alik Tagirov, Alexandr Kuznetsov
Irina Kozhemyakina
Karen Shakhnazarov
Department Leadership Roster
Karen Shakhnazarov
Writer
Karen Shakhnazarov
Director
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Writer
Karen Shakhnazarov
Producer
Sergey Fevralev
Production Design
Irina Ochina
Production Design
Vladimir Nikiforov
Costume Design
Maya Martyanova
Costume Design
Irina Kozhemyakina
Editor
Alexandr Kuznetsov
Director of Photography
Konstantin Shevelyov
Original Music Composer
Yuriy Poteenko
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About White Tiger
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is White Tiger about?
WWII, 1945. After barely surviving a battle with a mysterious, ghostly-white German Tiger tank, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with its destruction.
Who directed White Tiger?
White Tiger was directed by Karen Shakhnazarov.
Who stars in White Tiger?
The principal cast of White Tiger includes Aleksey Vertkov, Vitaly Kishchenko, Valeriy Grishko, Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov, Gerasim Arkhipov.
When was White Tiger released and how long is it?
White Tiger was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
What was the box office and production budget of White Tiger?
White Tiger had a reported production budget of $11M and grossed $7.2M at the worldwide box office (0.65 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for White Tiger?
The original motion picture soundtrack for White Tiger was composed by Konstantin Shevelyov, Yuriy Poteenko.
Is White Tiger based on a book or true story?
White Tiger is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ilya Boyashov".
What is the age rating and content advisory for White Tiger?
White Tiger holds official age classifications: CA: 14A; DE: 16 (FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.); FR: 12 (Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).