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Shine(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-08-15
74%
661 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
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.
Languages: English, Yiddish.
Countries:
Australia,
United Kingdom
Budget: $5,500,000.00
Revenue: $35,892,330.00
ProductionCompanies: 
South Australian Feature Film Company
Movie: Shine
Top 10 Billed 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
Chris Haywood
Sam
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