Shine
Drama
Release Date
August 15, 1996
Duration
105 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Casts
David as an adult
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adolescent
Noah Taylor
Peter
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Gillian
Lynn Redgrave
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Googie Withers
Sylvia
Sonia Todd
Ben Rosen
Nicholas Bell
Cecil Parkes
John Gielgud
Tony
Justin Braine
Sam
Chris Haywood
David as a child
Alex Rafalowicz
Eisteddfod Presenter
Gordon Poole
Suzie as a child
Danielle Cox
Margaret
Rebecca Gooden
Rachel
Marta Kaczmarek
Jim Minogue
John Cousins
State Champion Announcer
Paul Linkson
Isaac Stern
Randall Berger
Boy Next Door
Ian Welbourne
Louise as a baby
Kelly Bottrill
Rabbi
Beverley Vaughan
Synagogue Secretary
Phyllis Burford
Society Hostess
Daphne Grey
Soviet Society Secretary
Edwin Hodgeman
Sonia
Maria Dafneros
Postman
Reis Porter
Roger Woodward (younger)
Stephen Sheehan
Announcer
Brenton Whittle
Suzie as a teenager
Marianna Doherty
Louise as a child
Camilla James
Viney
David King
Registrar
Danny Davies
Sarah
Helen Dowell
Muriel
Louise Dorling
Student
Seán Carlsen
Ashley
Richard Hansell
Robert
Robert Hands
Ray
Marc Warren
RCOM Conductor
Neil Thomson
Suzie as an adult
Joey Kennedy
Nurse
Ellen Cressey
Beryl Alcott
Beverley Dunn
Bar Customer
Andy Seymour
Jessica
Ella Scott Lynch
Rowan
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Roger Woodward (older)
John Martin
Celebrant
Bill Boyley
Opera Singer
Teresa La Rocca
Opera Singer
Lindsey Day
Opera Singer
Grant Doyle
Musician
Leah Jennings
Musician
Kathy Monaghan
Musician
Mark Lawrence
Musician
Gordon Coombes
Musician
Luke Dollman
Musician
Margaret Stone
Musician
Tom Carrig
Musician
Helen Ayres
Vocalist
Suzi Jarratt
Vocalist
Samantha McDonald
Priest (uncredited)
Peter Osborn
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Sandi Gardiner
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