
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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