📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
18,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
Mandarin
,
English
,
French
,
German
,
Italian
,
Spanish
📆 Date Released:
1998-09-10
⌚ Running Time:
130 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.4
Beloved Cast
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Carlo Cecchi
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Cesca (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Apprentice (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Boy (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Samuel L. Jackson
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Greta Scacchi
Assistant (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
Father Richter (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng
Sara (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Conductor (Oxford)
David Gant
Manservant (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Sylvia Chang
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
Guard (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Deputy (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Lidou
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Colm Feore
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Don McKellar
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Older Ming (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Suzanne (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Cabby (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Secretary (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Handler (Montréal)
David La Haye
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Registrar (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Stagehand (Montréal)
James Bradford
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Joshua Bell
Security Guard (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Wang Xiaoshuai