![The Red Violin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/uPjq8PaNDhFQTzOu4Ce91f6BFgZ.jpg)
📜 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
![Carlo Cecchi original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ek6bObZ1kimovsmHSVjX861vQlA.jpg)
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Carlo Cecchi
![Irene Grazioli original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wpbT5kxSR0V7W7MjrSQlBZkP0fI.jpg)
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
![Anita Laurenzi original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/owIk2gGhUNcmNHwbuL0R8dK4M5w.jpg)
Cesca (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
![Tommaso Puntelli original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Apprentice (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
![Samuele Amighetti original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Boy (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
![Jean-Luc Bideau original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oyHa0DPwYztBe2k6LlGY9tu4jE.jpg)
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Jean-Luc Bideau
![Samuel L. Jackson original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AiAYAqwpM5xmiFrAIeQvUXDCVvo.jpg)
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Samuel L. Jackson
![Greta Scacchi original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kgWjsnt0SWrypL6vkGQijJNkgS0.jpg)
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Greta Scacchi
![Aldo Brugnini original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Assistant (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
![Christoph Koncz original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
![Clotilde Mollet original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2eR1tpq9zEger1JdANUpehzaSa3.jpg)
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
![Florentín Groll original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nE3Hr1VtH0Kd0kXgMVX5wjvyGnt.jpg)
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
![Johannes Silberschneider original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lDkHRRpnGDtsk7zt48uq8jwUo4M.jpg)
Father Richter (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
![Rainer Egger original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nU45zcqSYiRbycFWhCBaFTfsq5U.jpg)
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
![Paul Koeker original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
![Wolfgang Böck original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ApTYucdkXbreSxoWGsHwesLlFK9.jpg)
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
![Josef Mairginter original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
![Johan Gotsch original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
![Geza Hosszu-Legocky original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
![David Alberman original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
![Arthur Denberg original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
![Andrzej Matuszewiski original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
![Jason Flemyng original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nYl0180ACnLzVlGbaAfuPtdGr9K.jpg)
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng
![Eva Marie Bryer original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/d8xSNDltJDsVgWGWvVwAdFqmnKY.jpg)
Sara (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
![Dimitri Andreas original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bnx9wii2blgND4TxJQEQsbW6XPA.jpg)
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
![David Gant original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s5XZhuzETEbEIv4YanpR2Ng2URq.jpg)
Conductor (Oxford)
David Gant
![Stuart Yung Sai-Kit original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/e0q2Fs3z1m0nEr1PN3TCcGzLut0.jpg)
Manservant (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
![Sylvia Chang original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iJumm97qfP9N50uo9CT6Fmc6GnH.jpg)
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Sylvia Chang
![Liu Zifeng original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xBTrhFwyeS8DA4Gz9NQiYevvZbp.jpg)
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
![Tao Hong original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5vcoA0drnyv9HdRcKasHWtNYLr7.jpg)
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
![Xio Fei Han original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
![Tan Zeng-Wei original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Guard (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
![Zhi Qing Zhou original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
![Zhi Qiao original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
![Kun Qi Cao original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Deputy (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
![Rei Yang original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
![Lidou original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Lidou
![Colm Feore original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jeotIVor4fH3oqxkRZ6qyUbgrJ3.jpg)
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Colm Feore
![Monique Mercure original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1LSyXZgGoiWEel5XyJoyZ0wBwn.jpg)
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
![Don McKellar original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lPQPESremJWcF0SLvzwiQP6ZVgT.jpg)
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Don McKellar
![Ireneusz Bogajewicz original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
![Julian Richings original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9Qf044hlSHjjoRngbI8h7txPNwU.jpg)
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Julian Richings
![Russell Yuen original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yFYpcN2YxJLCFr9p7kaOwunN1Cb.jpg)
Older Ming (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
![Sandra Oh original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zU8vjebHxcP60ESEL5Ok68KWZvj.jpg)
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
![Paula de Vasconcelos original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Suzanne (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
![Rémy Girard original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/enULDDsKvyNoUCZoFg10Mtq1MFk.jpg)
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
![Marie-Josée Gauthier original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
![Dany Laferrière original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/51eqwgSUY6hCNjYL8HpFtsGu5ii.jpg)
Cabby (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
![Dorothée Berryman original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zlc88cQfPJuNYCIJC3RYu5L0mVO.jpg)
Secretary (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
![David La Haye original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gO2EMBJ64CbHNPE90hjktYB3mI0.jpg)
Handler (Montréal)
David La Haye
![Gregory Hlady original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nflwPaKuyIR6LMCqSH8G1FMxSlj.jpg)
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
![Herman Meckler original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Registrar (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
![Sheena Macdonald original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
![Jody Shapiro original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
![James Bradford original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eY4jfjviQUsa97Uc5Kp9UGSkWuW.jpg)
Stagehand (Montréal)
James Bradford
![Joshua Bell original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Joshua Bell
![Sylvia Stewart original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6i9Od6tgTJyW3wOCp9CV8WDWOGR.jpg)
Security Guard (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
![Wang Xiaoshuai original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/o5n02PyBkNuWIZg4QV57sDtjgzb.jpg)
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Wang Xiaoshuai