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The Red Violin(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-11-13
73%
448 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
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.
Languages: German, English, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Italian.
Countries:
Austria,
Canada,
China,
Hong Kong,
Italy,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $18,000,000.00
Revenue: $9,495,408.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Mikado Film
CITY-TV
Euphoria Films
China Film Co-Production
Sidecar Films & TV
Movie: The Red Violin
Top 10 Billed Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
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