The Red Violin (1998)

R11/13/1998Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance2h 10m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Carlo Cecchi

    Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

  2. Cast 1

    Irene Grazioli

    Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

  3. Cast 1

    Anita Laurenzi

    Cesca (Cremona)

  4. Tommaso Puntelli

    Apprentice (Cremona)

  5. Samuele Amighetti

    Boy (Cremona)

  6. Cast 1

    Jean-Luc Bideau

    Georges Poussin (Vienna)

  7. Cast 1

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Charles Morritz (Montréal)

  8. Cast 1

    Greta Scacchi

    Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

  9. Aldo Brugnini

    Assistant (Cremona)

If you're passionate about music, and history, if violins make you weak in the knees, and if you like a timeless love story, The Red Violin won't disappoint.

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$18,000,000.00

Revenue $9,495,408.00

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