The Red Violin (1998)

The Red Violin (1998)

1998-09-10 Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America 130 Min. PG-13
7.4 408 votes

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.

Cast

Carlo Cecchi is Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli is Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi is Cesca (Cremona)
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli is Apprentice (Cremona)
Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti is Boy (Cremona)
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau is Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Samuel L. Jackson is Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi is Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Aldo Brugnini is Assistant (Cremona)
Assistant (Cremona)
Christoph Koncz is Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet is Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll is Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)