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The Red Violin

Movie

7.4

Rating

(436 votes)

2h 10m

Runtime

1998

Released

1

Popularity

Genres

Overview

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

Status

Released

Original Title

Le Violon rouge

Release Date

1998-11-13

Languages

German, Italian, French, Mandarin, English, Spanish

Budget

USD 18,000,000

Revenue

USD 9,495,408

Profit

-USD 8,504,592

Directors

François Girard

Writers

Don McKellarWriter

François GirardWriter

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

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Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll

Florentín Groll

Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider

Johannes Silberschneider

Father Richter (Vienna)

Rainer Egger

Rainer Egger

Brother Christophe (Vienna)

Paul Koeker

Brother Gustav (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck

Wolfgang Böck

Brother Michael (Vienna)

Josef Mairginter

Brother Franz (Vienna)

Johan Gotsch

Funeral Monk (Vienna)

Geza Hosszu-Legocky

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

David Alberman

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Arthur Denberg

Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

Andrzej Matuszewiski

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Eva Marie Bryer

Sara (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

Gypsy Father (Oxford)

David Gant

David Gant

Conductor (Oxford)

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Manservant (Oxford)

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

Liu Zifeng

Liu Zifeng

Chou Yuan (Shanghai)

Tao Hong

Tao Hong

Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Wang Xiaoshuai

Wang Xiaoshuai

Junior Policeman (Shanghai)

Xio Fei Han

Young Ming (Shanghai)

Tan Zeng-Wei

Guard (Shanghai)

Zhi Qing Zhou

Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

Zhi Qiao

Elderly Woman (Shanghai)

Kun Qi Cao

Deputy (Shanghai)

Rei Yang

Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

Lidou

Pawnbroker (Shanghai)

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Auctioneer (Montréal)

Monique Mercure

Monique Mercure

Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Evan Williams (Montréal)

Ireneusz Bogajewicz

Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)

Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen

Russell Yuen

Older Ming (Montréal)

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Madame Ming (Montréal)

Paula de Vasconcelos

Suzanne (Montréal)

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Customs Agent (Montréal)

Marie-Josée Gauthier

Hotel Concierge (Montréal)

Dany Laferrière

Dany Laferrière

Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman

Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye

David La Haye

Handler (Montréal)

Gregory Hlady

Gregory Hlady

Coat Attendant (Montréal)

Herman Meckler

Registrar (Montréal)

Sheena Macdonald

Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)

Jody Shapiro

Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

James Bradford

James Bradford

Stagehand (Montréal)

Joshua Bell

Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)

Sylvia Stewart

Sylvia Stewart

Security Guard (uncredited)

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