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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.

Release Date: November 13, 1998

Status: Released

Genres:

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Music

Romance

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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

Apprentice (Cremona)

Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

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)