The Red Violin

The Red Violin

1998
2h 10m
7.3

7.3/10

448 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $18,000,000

Revenue: $9,495,408

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Rhombus Media New Line Cinema Mikado Film Téléfilm Canada CITY-TV Film4 Productions Euphoria Films Shanghai Film Studio China Film Co-Production Salon Films Sidecar Films & TV Vienna Film Financing Fund Dor Film
Production Countries
Austria Canada China Hong Kong Italy United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
German English Spanish Mandarin French Italian

Quick Facts

Original Title Le violon rouge
Release Date November 13, 1998
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0120802

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi
Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli
Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

Aldo Brugnini
Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti
Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Christoph Koncz
Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet

Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentin Groll
Florentin Groll

Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silberschneider

Father Richter (Vienna)

Key Crew

François Girard
Director
Niv Fichman
Producer
François Girard
Screenplay
Don McKellar
Screenplay