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The Red Violin

1998

2h 10m

7.37

Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance

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

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)

Florentín Groll

Anton von Spielmann (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)

Dany Laferrière

Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman

Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye

Handler (Montréal)

Gregory Hlady

Coat Attendant (Montréal)

James Bradford

Stagehand (Montréal)

Sylvia Stewart

Security Guard (uncredited)

Wang Xiaoshuai

Junior Policeman (Shanghai)

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Paul Koeker

Brother Gustav (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)

Eva Marie Bryer

Sara (Oxford)

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)

Ireneusz Bogajewicz

Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)

Paula de Vasconcelos

Suzanne (Montréal)

Marie-Josée Gauthier

Hotel Concierge (Montréal)

Herman Meckler

Registrar (Montréal)

Sheena Macdonald

Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)

Jody Shapiro

Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

Joshua Bell

Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)

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