Movie
The Red Violin
Released: November 13, 1998 (1998)
Runtime: 130 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Carlo Cecchi as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Age at release: 59
- Jean-Luc Bideau as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Age at release: 58
- Samuel L. Jackson as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Age at release: 49
- Irene Grazioli as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Age at release: 37
- Clotilde Mollet as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Age at release: 35
- Anita Laurenzi as Cesca (Cremona)
Age at release: Unknown
- Tommaso Puntelli as Apprentice (Cremona)
Age at release: Unknown
- Aldo Brugnini as Assistant (Cremona)
Age at release: Unknown
- Samuele Amighetti as Boy (Cremona)
Age at release: Unknown
- Christoph Koncz as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Liu Zifeng as Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Age at release: 59
- David Gant as Conductor (Oxford)
Age at release: 55
- Florentin Groll as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Age at release: 53
- Wolfgang Böck as Brother Michael (Vienna)
Age at release: 45
- Sylvia Chang as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Age at release: 45
- Johannes Silberschneider as Father Richter (Vienna)
Age at release: 39
- Rainer Egger as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Age at release: 38
- Greta Scacchi as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Age at release: 38
- Jason Flemyng as Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Age at release: 32
- Tao Hong as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Age at release: 26
- Paul Koeker as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Josef Mairginter as Brother Franz (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Johan Gotsch as Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Geza Hosszu-Legocky as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- David Alberman as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Arthur Denberg as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Andrzej Matuszewiski as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Age at release: Unknown
- Eva Marie Bryer as Sara (Oxford)
Age at release: Unknown
- Dimitri Andreas as Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Age at release: Unknown
- Stuart Yung Sai-Kit as Manservant (Oxford)
Age at release: Unknown