The Red Violin

The Red Violin

131 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Mystery, Music | Sept. 10, 1998

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.

The Red Violin

131 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Mystery, Music | Sept. 10, 1998

The Red Violin
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers New Line Cinema, Rhombus Media, Channel Four Films, Téléfilm Canada, CITY-TV, Mikado Film, Sidecar Films & TV
Original title Le violon rouge
Directors François Girard
Writers François Girard, Don McKellar

Cast

Carlo Cecchi

as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli

as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi

as Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli

as Apprentice (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

as Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

as Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Aldo Brugnini

as Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz

as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet

as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll

as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider

as Father Richter (Vienna)

Rainer Egger

as Brother Christophe (Vienna)

Paul Koeker

as Brother Gustav (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck

as Brother Michael (Vienna)

Josef Mairginter

as Brother Franz (Vienna)

Johan Gotsch

as Funeral Monk (Vienna)

Geza Hosszu-Legocky

as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

David Alberman

as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Arthur Denberg

as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

Andrzej Matuszewiski

as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Jason Flemyng

as Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Greta Scacchi

as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Eva Marie Bryer

as Sara (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas

as Gypsy Father (Oxford)

David Gant

as Conductor (Oxford)

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

as Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)

Sylvia Chang

as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

Zifeng Liu

as Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)

Hong Tao

as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Xio Fei Han

as Young Ming (Shanghai)

Tan Zeng-Wei

as Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)

Zhi Qing Zhou

as Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

Zhi Qiao

as Elderly Woman (Shanghai)

Kun Qi Cao

as Deputy (Shanghai)

Rei Yang

as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

Lidou

as Pawnbroker (Shanghai)

Samuel L. Jackson

as Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Colm Feore

as Auctioneer (Montréal)

Monique Mercure

as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar

as Evan Williams (Montréal)

Ireneusz Bogajewicz

as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)

Julian Richings

as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen

as Older Ming (Montréal)

Sandra Oh

as Madame Ming (Montréal)

Paula de Vasconcelos

as Suzanne (Montréal)

Rémy Girard

as Customs Agent (Montréal)

Marie-Josée Gauthier

as Hotel Concierge (Montréal)

Dany Laferrière

as Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman

as Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye

as Handler (Montréal)

Hryhoriy Hlady

as Coat Attendant (Montréal)

Herman Meckler

as Registrar (Montréal)

Sheena Macdonald

as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)

Jody Shapiro

as Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

James Bradford

as Stagehand (Montréal)

Joshua Bell

as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)

Sylvia Stewart

as Security Guard (uncredited)

Wang Xiaoshuai

as Junior Policeman (Shanghai)