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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.
Language
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue $9,495,408
Deutsch,
Italiano,
Français,
普通话,
English,
Español
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue $9,495,408
Keywords
violin
auction
Casts
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Eva Marie Bryer
Sara (Oxford)
Dimitri Andreas
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Manservant (Oxford)
Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Liu Zifeng
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Tao Hong
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Xio Fei Han
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Guard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)
Monique Mercure
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Don McKellar
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Julian Richings
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Suzanne (Montréal)
Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Cabby (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Secretary (Montréal)
David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
James Bradford
Stagehand (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Sylvia Stewart
Security Guard (uncredited)
Crews
François Girard
Director
François Girard
Writer
Don McKellar
Writer
Renée April
Costume Design
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer
Ernest Vincze
Camera Operator
Matthias Gohl
Music Producer
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Niv Fichman
Producer
Gaétan Huot
Editor
Martyn John
Art Direction
Giannandrea Pecorelli
Co-Producer
Daniel Iron
Co-Producer
François Séguin
Production Design
Thomas Oláh
Costume Coordinator
Judy Farr
Set Decoration
Rose Goodhart
Wardrobe Assistant
Barbara Sutton
Assistant Hairdresser
Nathalie Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Ros Ward
Wardrobe Coordinator
Kathy Ducker
Assistant Makeup Artist
Serge Morache
Key Hair Stylist
Micheline Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Pat Hay
Makeup Artist
Petra Schaumann
Assistant Hairstylist
Adolf Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist
Claudette Lilly
Costume Assistant
Meinir Jones-Lewis
Assistant Makeup Artist
Cécile Rigault
Assistant Makeup Artist
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairstylist
Mariane Carter
Assistant Costume Designer
Antoine Morin
Sound Editor
Carole Gagnon
Dialogue Editor
Guy Pelletier
Dialogue Editor
Guy Pelletier
Sound Editor
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Mixer
Jacques Plante
ADR Supervisor
Jérôme Décarie
Foley Artist
Jo Caron
Sound Recordist
Renée April
Costume Designer
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