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.
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Cast
58 people
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Known for
Martin Eden
Stealing Beauty
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Known for
Mediterraneo
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Known for
Devil in the Flesh
La scuola
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
No other roles listed
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
No other roles listed
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
No other roles listed
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Known for
H
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
No other roles listed
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Known for
The Intouchables
Amélie
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Known for
Klimt
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Known for
Emerald Green
Frantz
François Girard Director · Don McKellar Screenplay John Corigliano Composer
Worldwide gross $9.5M · Budget $18M · United States release June 11, 1999
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,495,408
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Rhombus Media
Production
New Line Cinema
Production
Mikado Film
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
CITY-TV
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Euphoria Films
Production
Shanghai Film Studio
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Salon Films
Production
Sidecar Films & TV
Production
Vienna Film Financing Fund
Production
Dor Film
Production
Lions Gate Films
Studio
Channel Four Films
Production
Austria · Canada · China · Hong Kong SAR China · Italy · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le violon rouge
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · German · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1998
Premiere
Canada · November 13, 1998
Theatrical
United States · June 11, 1999
Theatrical
Czechia
January 24, 2000 · Physical
France
September 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
November 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
May 5, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 6, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 9, 1999 · Theatrical
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