The Piano
“Silence affects everyone in the end.”
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
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Cast
20 people
Holly Hunter
Ada McGrath
Known for
The Incredibles
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Harvey Keitel
George Baines
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Sam Neill
Alisdair Stewart
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
Anna Paquin
Flora McGrath
Known for
True Blood
X-Men: The Last Stand
Cliff Curtis
Mana
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fear the Walking Dead
Kerry Walker
Aunt Morag
Known for
Moulin Rouge!
Faraway Downs
Ian Mune
Reverend
Known for
Sleeping Dogs
The Rule of Jenny Pen
Geneviève Lemon
Nessie
Known for
Top of the Lake
The Power of the Dog
Pete Smith
Hone
Known for
The Quiet Earth
Once Were Warriors
Bruce Allpress
Blind Piano Tuner
Known for
The Water Horse
Rose McIver
Angel
Known for
iZombie
A Christmas Prince
Verity George
Bluebeard's Wife
No other roles listed
Jane Campion Director · Michael Nyman Composer Stuart Dryburgh Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $40M · Budget $7M · United States release November 12, 1993
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$40,247,071
Gross vs. budget
5.7×
Production
CiBy 2000
Production
Jan Chapman Productions
Production
Miramax
Studio
Australian Film Commission
Production
New South Wales Film & Television Office
Production
Australia · France · New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Māori
Release dates
France · May 15, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 19, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 1993
Theatrical
Australia
June 15, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Finland
August 27, 1993 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 1994 · Physical · VHS
May 18, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 14, 2011 · Digital · VOD
May 2, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
November 29, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
May 14, 2026 · Digital · France•tv
June 12, 2026 · TV · France•5
Germany
August 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 12, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
May 18, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 22, 1993 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 8, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 25, 1993 · Theatrical
December 4, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 25, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
December 17, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 27, 1993 · Theatrical
October 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 29, 1993 · Theatrical
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