The Red Violin
The Red Violin

Storyline

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.
    Released
    9/10/1998
    Runtime
    2h 10min
    Director
    Budget
    $18,000,000
    Revenue
    $9,495,408
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    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
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)
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
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)
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)
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)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang Xiaoshuai
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
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