Shine

1996

1h 45m

7.4

7.4/10

700 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

"A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love"

Overview

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

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Status: Released

Budget: $5,500,000

Revenue: $35,892,330

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Fine Line Features Film Victoria South Australian Feature Film Company Australian Film Finance Corporation

Production Countries

Australia United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

Yiddish English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date	August 15, 1996
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0117631

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

David as an adult

Noah Taylor

David as an adolescent

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Peter

Lynn Redgrave

Gillian

Googie Withers

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia Todd

Sylvia

Nicholas Bell

Ben Rosen

John Gielgud

Cecil Parkes

Justin Braine

Tony

Chris Haywood

Sam

Alex Rafalowicz

David as a child

Gordon Poole

Eisteddfod Presenter

Key Crew

Scott Hicks

Director

Jan Sardi

Screenplay

Jane Scott

Producer