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.

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Shine

August 15, 1996

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Cast (62)

Peter

David as an adolescent

David as an adult

Gillian

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sylvia

Ben Rosen

Cecil Parkes

Tony

Sam

David as a child

Eisteddfod Presenter

Suzie as a child

Margaret

Rachel

Jim Minogue

State Champion Announcer

Isaac Stern

Boy Next Door

Louise as a baby

Rabbi

Synagogue Secretary

Society Hostess

Soviet Society Secretary

Sonia

Postman

Roger Woodward (younger)

Announcer

Suzie as a teenager

Louise as a child

Viney

Registrar

Sarah

Muriel

Student

Ashley

Robert

Ray

RCOM Conductor

Suzie as an adult

Nurse

Beryl Alcott

Bar Customer

Jessica

Rowan

Roger Woodward (older)

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Opera Singer

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Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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