The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

170 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 28, 1998

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

The Legend of 1900

170 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 28, 1998

The Legend of 1900
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Medusa Film, Sciarlò
Original title La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
Directors Giuseppe Tornatore
Writers Alessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast

Tim Roth

as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'

Pruitt Taylor Vince

as Max Tooney

Mélanie Thierry

as The Girl

Bill Nunn

as Danny Boodmann

Gabriele Lavia

as Farmer

Clarence Williams III

as Jelly Roll Morton

Peter Vaughan

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

Niall O'Brien

as Harbor Master

Alberto Vazquez

as Mexican Stoker

Luca De Luigi

as Neapolitan Stoker

Femi Elufowoju Jr.

as Black Stoker

Nigel Fan

as Chinese Stoker

Roger Monk

as Irish Stoker

Leonid Zaslavski

as Polish Stoker

Bernard Padden

as Boatswain

Adriano Wajskol

as Drummer

Norman Chancer

as Impresario

Heathcote Williams

as Doctor Klauserman