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The Red Violin

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.

1998 |2h 10m | Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance

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Cast

Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Greta Scacchi

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Clotilde Mollet

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider

Father Richter (Vienna)

Rainer Egger

Brother Christophe (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck

Brother Michael (Vienna)

Jason Flemyng

Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas

Gypsy Father (Oxford)

David Gant

Conductor (Oxford)

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Manservant (Oxford)

Sylvia Chang

Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

Liu Zifeng

Chou Yuan (Shanghai)

Tao Hong

Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Colm Feore

Auctioneer (Montréal)

Monique Mercure

Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar

Evan Williams (Montréal)

Julian Richings

Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen

Older Ming (Montréal)

Sandra Oh

Madame Ming (Montréal)

Rémy Girard

Customs Agent (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman

Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye

Handler (Montréal)

Gregory Hlady

Coat Attendant (Montréal)

James Bradford

Stagehand (Montréal)

Sylvia Stewart

Security Guard (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Budget

$18,000,000.00

Revenue

$9,495,408.00