The Red Violin

The Red Violin (1998)


  • Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
  • Release Date: 1998-09-10
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 393 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 11min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Rhombus Media
  • Production Country: Canada, Italy, United Kingdom
  • Director: François Girard
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Summary

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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  • Carlo Cecchi

    as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
  • Irene Grazioli

    as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
  • Anita Laurenzi

    as Cesca (Cremona)
  • Tommaso Puntelli

    as Apprentice (Cremona)
  • Samuele Amighetti

    as Boy (Cremona)
  • Jean-Luc Bideau

    as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
  • Samuel L. Jackson

    as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
  • Greta Scacchi

    as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
  • Aldo Brugnini

    as Assistant (Cremona)
  • Christoph Koncz

    as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
  • Clotilde Mollet

    as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
  • Florentín 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)
  • Josef Mairginter

    as Brother Franz (Vienna)
  • Johan Gotsch

    as Funeral Monk (Vienna)
  • Geza Hosszu-Legocky

    as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
  • David Alberman

    as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
  • Arthur Denberg

    as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
  • Andrzej Matuszewiski

    as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
  • Jason Flemyng

    as Frederick Pope (Oxford)
  • Eva Marie Bryer

    as Sara (Oxford)
  • Dimitri Andreas

    as Gypsy Father (Oxford)
  • David Gant

    as Conductor (Oxford)
  • Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

    as Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)
  • Sylvia Chang

    as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
  • Zifeng Liu

    as Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)
  • Hong Tao

    as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
  • Xio Fei Han

    as Young Ming (Shanghai)
  • Tan Zeng-Wei

    as Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)
  • Zhi Qing Zhou

    as Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
  • Zhi Qiao

    as Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
  • Kun Qi Cao

    as Deputy (Shanghai)
  • Rei Yang

    as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
  • Lidou

    as Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
  • Colm Feore

    as Auctioneer (Montréal)
  • Monique Mercure

    as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
  • Don McKellar

    as Evan Williams (Montréal)
  • Ireneusz Bogajewicz

    as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
  • Julian Richings

    as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
  • Russell Yuen

    as Older Ming (Montréal)
  • Sandra Oh

    as Madame Ming (Montréal)
  • Paula de Vasconcelos

    as Suzanne (Montréal)
  • Rémy Girard

    as Customs Agent (Montréal)
  • Marie-Josée Gauthier

    as Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
  • Dany Laferrière

    as Cabby (Montréal)
  • Dorothée Berryman

    as Secretary (Montréal)
  • David La Haye

    as Handler (Montréal)
  • Gregory Hlady

    as Coat Attendant (Montréal)
  • Herman Meckler

    as Registrar (Montréal)
  • Sheena Macdonald

    as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
  • Jody Shapiro

    as Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
  • James Bradford

    as Stagehand (Montréal)
  • Joshua Bell

    as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
  • Sylvia Stewart

    as Security Guard (uncredited)
  • Wang Xiaoshuai

    as Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Directing François Girard Director
Writing Don McKellar Writer
Writing François Girard Writer
Sound Matthias Gohl Music Producer
Camera Alain Dostie Director of Photography
Editing Gaétan Huot Editor
Production Niv Fichman Producer
Production Daniel Iron Co-Producer
Production Giannandrea Pecorelli Co-Producer
Sound John Corigliano Music
Art François Séguin Production Design
Art Martyn John Art Direction
Visual Effects Frank D'Iorio Visual Effects
Visual Effects Dominic Daigle Visual Effects
Visual Effects Mathieu Dupuis Visual Effects
Visual Effects Jamie Hallett Visual Effects
Visual Effects Yves Laniel Visual Effects
Visual Effects François Lord Visual Effects
Visual Effects André Ü Montambeault Visual Effects
Visual Effects Robin Tremblay Visual Effects
Art Judy Farr Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Mariane Carter Assistant Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Martine Gagnon Assistant Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Rose Goodhart Wardrobe Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Claudette Lilly Costume Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Thomas Oláh Costume Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Ros Ward Wardrobe Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Kathy Ducker Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Pat Hay Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Meinir Jones-Lewis Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Serge Morache Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up Cécile Rigault Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Petra Schaumann Assistant Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Suzanne Stokes-Munton Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Barbara Sutton Assistant Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Micheline Trépanier Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Nathalie Trépanier Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Adolf Uhrmacher Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Renée April Costume Design

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