The Red Violin

The Red Violin (1998)

15
09/04/1999 (GB)
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music
2h 10m

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.

  • François GirardDirector, Writer
  • Don McKellarWriter
  • Original Title

    Le Violon rouge

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

  • Budget

    $18,000,000

  • Revenue

    $9,495,408

Keywords

  • violin
  • auction

Top Billed Cast

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

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