
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.
The Red Violin
November 13, 1998
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Cast (58)

Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)

Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)

Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)

Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)

Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)

Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)

Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)

Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)

Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)

Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

David Alberman
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Arthur Denberg
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)

Andrzej Matuszewiski
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)

Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Eva Marie Bryer
Sara (Oxford)

Dimitri Andreas
Gypsy Father (Oxford)

David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Manservant (Oxford)

Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)

Liu Zifeng
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)

Tao Hong
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Xio Fei Han
Young Ming (Shanghai)

Tan Zeng-Wei
Guard (Shanghai)

Zhi Qing Zhou
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)

Zhi Qiao
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)

Kun Qi Cao
Deputy (Shanghai)

Rei Yang
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)

Lidou
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)

Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)

Monique Mercure
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)

Don McKellar
Evan Williams (Montréal)

Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)

Julian Richings
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)

Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)

Paula de Vasconcelos
Suzanne (Montréal)

Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)

Marie-Josée Gauthier
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)

Dany Laferrière
Cabby (Montréal)

Dorothée Berryman
Secretary (Montréal)

David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)

Gregory Hlady
Coat Attendant (Montréal)

Herman Meckler
Registrar (Montréal)

Sheena Macdonald
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)

Jody Shapiro
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)

James Bradford
Stagehand (Montréal)

Joshua Bell
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)

Sylvia Stewart
Security Guard (uncredited)

Wang Xiaoshuai
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Crew (47)
Directing

François Girard
Director
Writing

François Girard
Writer

Don McKellar
Writer
Production
Sound

Guy Pelletier
Sound Editor

Guy Pelletier
Dialogue Editor

Matthias Gohl
Music Producer

John Corigliano
Original Music Composer

Carole Gagnon
Dialogue Editor

Antoine Morin
Sound Editor

Jacques Plante
ADR Supervisor

Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Mixer

Jérôme Décarie
Foley Artist
Art
Camera

Ernest Vincze
Camera Operator

Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Renée April
Costume Design

Thomas Oláh
Costume Coordinator

Petra Schaumann
Assistant Hairstylist

Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairstylist

Serge Morache
Key Hair Stylist

Claudette Lilly
Costume Assistant

Ros Ward
Wardrobe Coordinator

Rose Goodhart
Wardrobe Assistant

Adolf Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist

Kathy Ducker
Assistant Makeup Artist

Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer

Cécile Rigault
Assistant Makeup Artist

Barbara Sutton
Assistant Hairdresser

Meinir Jones-Lewis
Assistant Makeup Artist

Pat Hay
Makeup Artist

Micheline Trépanier
Makeup Artist

Mariane Carter
Assistant Costume Designer

Nathalie Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Crew
No data availableEditing

Gaétan Huot
Editor
Lighting
No data availableVisual Effects

Jamie Hallett
Visual Effects

Mathieu Dupuis
Visual Effects

Yves Laniel
Visual Effects

Frank D'Iorio
Visual Effects

André Ü Montambeault
Visual Effects

Dominic Daigle
Visual Effects

François Lord
Visual Effects

Robin Tremblay
Visual Effects