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Film / 1998
The Red Violin
Directed by
François Girard
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Samuel L. JacksonCharles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo CecchiNicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene GrazioliAnna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita LaurenziCesca (Cremona)
Tommaso PuntelliApprentice (Cremona)
Aldo BrugniniAssistant (Cremona)
Samuele AmighettiBoy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc BideauGeorges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph KonczKaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde MolletAntoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentin GrollAnton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes SilberschneiderFather Richter (Vienna)
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Rainer EggerBrother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul KoekerBrother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang BöckBrother Michael (Vienna)
Josef MairginterBrother Franz (Vienna)
Johan GotschFuneral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-LegockyGypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David AlbermanGypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur DenbergPrince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej MatuszewiskiGypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Greta ScacchiVictoria Byrd (Oxford)
Jason FlemyngFrederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie BryerSara (Oxford)
Dimitri AndreasGypsy Father (Oxford)
David GantConductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-KitManservant (Oxford)
Sylvia ChangXiang Pei (Shanghai)
Liu ZifengChou Yuan (Shanghai)
Tao HongComrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Wang XiaoshuaiJunior Policeman (Shanghai)
Xio Fei HanYoung Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-WeiGuard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing ZhouSenior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi QiaoElderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi CaoDeputy (Shanghai)
Rei YangYoung Xian Pei (Shanghai)
LidouPawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm FeoreAuctioneer (Montréal)
Monique MercureMme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellarEvan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz BogajewiczMr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian RichingsNicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell YuenOlder Ming (Montréal)
Sandra OhMadame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de VasconcelosSuzanne (Montréal)
Rémy GirardCustoms Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée GauthierHotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany LaferrièreCabby (Montréal)
Dorothée BerrymanSecretary (Montréal)
David La HayeHandler (Montréal)
Gregory HladyCoat Attendant (Montréal)
Herman MecklerRegistrar (Montréal)
Sheena MacdonaldRuselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody ShapiroAutograph Seeker (Montréal)
James BradfordStagehand (Montréal)
Joshua BellViolinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia StewartSecurity Guard (uncredited)
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