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The Red Violin

The Red Violin (1998)★ 7.6/10

R · CA,IT,US,GB,AT · 130 min · September 3, 1998

  • Drama
  • Music
  • Mystery
  • Romance

Directed by: François Girard

Written by: Don McKellar, François Girard

During a Montreal auction, the past of a Bussotti violin emerges, tracing its path from 17th-century Italy through Austria, England, and China before returning to Canada.

Directed by

François Girard

Written by

Don McKellarFrançois Girard

Cast & crew

Carlo CecchiNicolo Bussotti (Cremona)Jean-Luc BideauGeorges Poussin (Vienna)Christoph KonczKaspar Weiss (Vienna)Jason FlemyngFrederick Pope (Oxford)Irene GrazioliAnna Bussotti (Cremona)Anita LaurenziCesca (Cremona)Tommaso PuntelliApprentice (Cremona)Aldo BrugniniAssistant (Cremona)Samuele AmighettiBoy (Cremona)Clotilde MolletAntoinette Pussin (Vienna)Rainer EggerBrother Christophe (Vienna)Wolfgang BöckBrother Michael (Vienna)Florentin GrollAnton von Spielmann (Vienna)Johannes SilberschneiderFather Richter (Vienna)Arthur DenbergPrince Mansfeld (Vienna)Paul KoekerBrother Gustav (Vienna)Josef MairginterBrother Franz (Vienna)Johan GotschFuneral Monk (Vienna)Geza Hosszu-LegockyGypsy Violonist (Vienna)David AlbermanGypsy Violonist (Vienna)Andrzej MatuszewiskiGypsy Violonist (Vienna)Greta ScacchiVictoria Byrd (Oxford)Eva Marie BryerSara (Oxford)Dimitri AndreasGypsy Father (Oxford)David GantConductor (Oxford)Stuart OngManservant (Oxford)Sylvia ChangXiang Pei (Shanghai)Zifeng LiuChou Yuan (Shanghai)Hong TaoComrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)Kunqi CaoDeputy (Shanghai)Xio Fei HanYoung Ming (Shanghai)Zengwei TanGuard (Shanghai)Samuel L. JacksonCharles Morritz (Montréal)Zhiqing ZhouSenior Policeman (Shanghai)Xiaoshuai WangJunior Policeman (Shanghai)Zhi QiaoElderly Woman (Shanghai)Rui YangYoung Xian Pei (Shanghai)LidouPawnbroker (Shanghai)Kai ZhangRally Speaker (Shanghai)Colm FeoreAuctioneer (Montréal)Monique MercureMadame Leroux (Montréal)Don McKellarEvan Williams (Montréal)Ireneusz BogajewiczMr. Ruselsky (Montréal)Julian RichingsNicolas Olsberg (Montréal)Russell YuenOlder Ming (Montréal)Sandra OhMadame Ming (Montréal)Paula de VasconcelosSuzanne (Montréal)Rémy GirardCustoms Agent (Montréal)Marie-Josée GauthierHotel Concierge (Montréal)Dany LaferrièreCabby (Montréal)Dorothée BerrymanSecretary (Montréal)David La HayeHandler (Montréal)Gregory HladyCoat Attendant (Montréal)James BradfordStagehand (Montréal)Sheena MacdonaldRuselsky's Companion (Montréal)Herman MecklerRegistrar (Montréal)Jody ShapiroAutograph Seeker (Montréal)Joshua BellViolinist (Oxford) (uncredited)Serge MartineauScanner (uncredited)Sylvia StewartSecurity Guard (uncredited)