The Red Violin poster
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IMDb7.6/10(34000 votes)
Writer Don McKellar, François Girard
Director François Girard

The Red Violin

DramaThrillerMysteryMusicRomance1998

Original Title: Le Violon rouge

Release Date: 1998-09-10

Duration: 131 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Samuel L. Jackson
    Charles Morritz (Montréal)
  • Greta Scacchi
    Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
  • Sandra Oh
    Madame Ming (Montréal)
  • Jason Flemyng
    Frederick Pope (Oxford)
  • Colm Feore
    Auctioneer (Montréal)
  • Julian Richings
    Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
  • David Gant
    Conductor (Oxford)
  • Don McKellar
    Evan Williams (Montréal)
  • Hong Tao
    Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
  • Dimitri Andreas
    Gypsy Father (Oxford)
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