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The Red Violin

Le violon rouge

19982h 10m7.3/ 10 · TMDB · 464 votes
DramaMysteryThrillerMusicRomance

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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Directed by François Girard

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

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Film details

Released13 Nov 1998
Original languageFrench
CountriesAustria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentin Groll
Florentin Groll

Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silberschneider

Father Richter (Vienna)