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The Red Violin

7.319982h 10mRMovieDramaMysteryThriller

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,…

DirectorFrançois Girard
WritersFrançois Girard·Don McKellar
ProducerNiv Fichman

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Cast · Directed by François Girard

SJSamuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
CCCarlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
IGIrene Grazioli
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
AL
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
TP
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
AB
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
SA
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
JBJean-Luc Bideau
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
CK
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
CMClotilde Mollet
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
FGFlorentin Groll
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
JSJohannes Silberschneider
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)

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