The Red Violin

1998

R

2h 10m

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7.4/10
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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.

Writers

Don McKellar(writer by)
François Girard(writer by)
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Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
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Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
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Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
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Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
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Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
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Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
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Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
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Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
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Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
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Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Writers

Don McKellar(writer by)
François Girard(writer by)

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Release date

November 13, 1998 (United States)

Country of origin

Austria

Languages

German
Italian
French
Mandarin
English
Spanish

Production companies

Rhombus Media
New Line Cinema

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Box office

Budget

$18,000,000

Gross worldwide

$9,495,408

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