The Red Violin (1998)

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.

Directing:
  • François Girard

Writing:
  • Don McKellar
  • François Girard

Stars:
Release Date: 1998-09-10
themoviedb icon 7.4/10
  • Country: AT, CA, CN, HK, IT, GB, US
  • Language: 普通话 | English | Français | Deutsch | Italiano | Español
  • Runtime: 130
  • Budget: $18,000,000
  • Revenue: $9,495,408

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James Bradford
James Bradfor...
Stagehand (Montréal)
Sai-Kit Yung
Sai-Kit Yung
Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)
Russell Yuen
Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Irene Graziol...
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Anita Laurenz...
Cesca (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bide...
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Moll...
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silb...
Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Jason Flemyng
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Dimitri Andre...
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Zifeng Liu
Zifeng Liu
Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)
Tao Hong
Tao Hong
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jac...
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Colm Feore
Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Monique Mercu...
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellar
Don McKellar
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Julian Richin...
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferriè...
Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Dorothée Berr...
Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Gregory Hlady
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Sylvia Stewart
Sylvia Stewar...
Security Guard (uncredited)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang Xiaoshua...
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Hong Tao
Hong Tao
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Hryhoriy Hlady
Hryhoriy Hlad...
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Stuart Yung S...
Manservant (Oxford)
Liu Zifeng
Liu Zifeng
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
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