The Red Violin

Original title: Le Violon rouge
Duration: 130 min
Release date: 1998-11-13
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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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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi
as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli
as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Anita Laurenzi
as Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Tommaso Puntelli
as Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Aldo Brugnini
as Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Samuele Amighetti
as Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau
as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Christoph Koncz
as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet
as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
Florentín Groll
as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silberschneider
as Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Rainer Egger
as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Paul Koeker
as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Wolfgang Böck
as Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Josef Mairginter
as Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Johan Gotsch
as Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
David Alberman
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Arthur Denberg
as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Andrzej Matuszewiski
as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng
Jason Flemyng
as Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
Eva Marie Bryer
as Sara (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Dimitri Andreas
as Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
David Gant
as Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
as Manservant (Oxford)
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang
as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
Liu Zifeng
as Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
Tao Hong
as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang Xiaoshuai
as Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
Xio Fei Han
as Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Tan Zeng-Wei
as Guard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Zhi Qing Zhou
as Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Zhi Qiao
as Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Kun Qi Cao
as Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Rei Yang
as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
Lidou
as Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
Colm Feore
as Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Monique Mercure
as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellar
Don McKellar
as Evan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Julian Richings
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
Russell Yuen
as Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
as Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Paula de Vasconcelos
as Suzanne (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard
as Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Marie-Josée Gauthier
as Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière
as Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Dorothée Berryman
as Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
David La Haye
as Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Gregory Hlady
as Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
Herman Meckler
as Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Sheena Macdonald
as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Jody Shapiro
as Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
James Bradford
James Bradford
as Stagehand (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell
as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
Sylvia Stewart
as Security Guard (uncredited)
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