The Red Violin

Movie genre: Drama Thriller Mystery Music Romance

Movie Budget: $18,000,000.00

10-Sep-1998

130 min

7.4/10 (408)

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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.

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Production companies:

Rhombus Media

New Line Cinema

Mikado Film

Téléfilm Canada

CITY-TV

Film4 Productions

Euphoria Films

Shanghai Film Studio

China Film Co-Production Corp.

Salon Films

Sidecar Films & TV

Vienna Film Financing Fund

Cast & Crew

Carlo Cecchi

Character: Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

Character: Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Character: Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

Character: Apprentice (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Character: Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Character: Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson

Character: Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Greta Scacchi

Character: Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Aldo Brugnini

Character: Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz

Character: Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet

Character: Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll

Character: Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider

Character: Father Richter (Vienna)

Rainer Egger

Character: Brother Christophe (Vienna)

Paul Koeker

Character: Brother Gustav (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck

Character: Brother Michael (Vienna)

Josef Mairginter

Character: Brother Franz (Vienna)

Johan Gotsch

Character: Funeral Monk (Vienna)

Geza Hosszu-Legocky

Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

David Alberman

Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Arthur Denberg

Character: Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

Andrzej Matuszewiski

Character: Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Jason Flemyng

Character: Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Eva Marie Bryer

Character: Sara (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas

Character: Gypsy Father (Oxford)

David Gant

Character: Conductor (Oxford)

翁世傑

Character: Manservant (Oxford)

張艾嘉

Character: Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

刘子枫

Character: Chou Yuan (Shanghai)

Hong Tao

Character: Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Xio Fei Han

Character: Young Ming (Shanghai)

Tan Zeng-Wei

Character: Guard (Shanghai)

Zhi Qing Zhou

Character: Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

Zhi Qiao

Character: Elderly Woman (Shanghai)

Kun Qi Cao

Character: Deputy (Shanghai)

Rei Yang

Character: Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

Lidou

Character: Pawnbroker (Shanghai)

Colm Feore

Character: Auctioneer (Montréal)

Monique Mercure

Character: Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar

Character: Evan Williams (Montréal)

Ireneusz Bogajewicz

Character: Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)

Julian Richings

Character: Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen

Character: Older Ming (Montréal)

Sandra Oh

Character: Madame Ming (Montréal)

Paula de Vasconcelos

Character: Suzanne (Montréal)

Rémy Girard

Character: Customs Agent (Montréal)

Marie-Josée Gauthier

Character: Hotel Concierge (Montréal)

Dany Laferrière

Character: Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman

Character: Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye

Character: Handler (Montréal)

Gregory Hlady

Character: Coat Attendant (Montréal)

Herman Meckler

Character: Registrar (Montréal)

Sheena Macdonald

Character: Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)

Jody Shapiro

Character: Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

James Bradford

Character: Stagehand (Montréal)

Joshua Bell

Character: Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)

Sylvia Stewart

Character: Security Guard (uncredited)

王小帅

Character: Junior Policeman (Shanghai)

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