
The Red Violin
Drama | Thriller
Release Date
November 13, 1998
Duration
130 min
Status
Released
Language
fr
Overview
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.
Casts

Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Samuel L. Jackson

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Carlo Cecchi

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli

Cesca (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi

Apprentice (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli

Assistant (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini

Boy (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti

Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Jean-Luc Bideau

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet

Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Florentín Groll

Father Richter (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider

Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Rainer Egger

Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Paul Koeker

Brother Michael (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck

Brother Franz (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter

Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman

Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg

Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Greta Scacchi

Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng

Sara (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer

Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas

Conductor (Oxford)
David Gant

Manservant (Oxford)
翁世傑

Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
張艾嘉

Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
刘子枫

Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
陶虹

Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
王小帅

Young Ming (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han

Guard (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei

Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou

Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao

Deputy (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao

Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Rei Yang

Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Lidou

Auctioneer (Montréal)
Colm Feore

Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Monique Mercure

Evan Williams (Montréal)
Don McKellar

Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz

Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Julian Richings

Older Ming (Montréal)
Russell Yuen

Madame Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh

Suzanne (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos

Customs Agent (Montréal)
Rémy Girard

Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier

Cabby (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière

Secretary (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman

Handler (Montréal)
David La Haye

Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady

Registrar (Montréal)
Herman Meckler

Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald

Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro

Stagehand (Montréal)
James Bradford

Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Joshua Bell

Security Guard (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
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