The Red Violin (1998)

Name: The Red Violin
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
Released: 1998-11-13
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli

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.

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Released 1998-11-13 · 130 min · Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance

Directed by François Girard

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi as Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli as Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini as Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti as Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentin Groll as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider as Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck as Brother Michael (Vienna)