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The Red Violin(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-09-10
74%
408 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: Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
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
Shanghai Film Studio
China Film Co-Production Corp.
Sidecar Films & TV
Movie: The Red Violin
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
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