Shine (1997)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Drama, Romance, Biopic, Period, Music | Released: 3/28/1997 |Box Office Total: $35.8M

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A man in his forties, David, stumbles into a wine bar after getting lost one night in driving rain. Although he is wildly eccentric, David charms the bar's owner who, impressed with his brilliant skills as a pianist, gives him a regular job playing at her bar. David's impromptu performance is, in fact, the first time he has been at a piano after more than a decade of obscurity. Inspired by this, he is transported back to his childhood in which everything seemed to revolve around the piano. Based on the ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist David Helfgott, "Shine" focuses on Helfgott's painful retreat into a private world while still in his early 20's and on the brink of a glittering international career. Spanning the 1950's to the 1980's, "Shine" dramatizes the deeply moving way in which Helfgott, after a decade of obscurity, achieves both personal and professional fulfillment through the love and support of a remarkable woman.

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Theatrical Release
3/28/1997

Director	Credit
Scott Hicks	Director
Cast	Credit
Lynn Redgrave	Gillian
Geoffrey Rush	David Helfgott as an Adult
Googie Withers	Katharine Susannah Prichard
Marta Kaczmarek	Rachel Helfgott
Nicholas Bell	Ben Rosen
Sonia Todd	Sylvia
Beverley Dunn	Beryl Alcott
Rebecca Gooden	Margaret Helfgott
Justine Braine	Tony
Randall Berger	Isaac Stern
Maria Dafnero	Sonia
Edwin Hodgeman	Secretary Soviet Society
Jetro Heysen-Hicks	Rowan
Ella Scott-Lynch	Jessica
Peter Osborn	Priest
Bill Boyley	Celebrant
Helen Ayres	Musician
Kelly Bottrill	Louise as a Baby
Phyllis Burford	Synagogue Secretary
Tom Carrig	Musician
Sean Carlsen	Student
John Cousins	Jim Minogue
Gordon Coombes	Musician
Danielle Cox	Susie as a Child
Ellen Cressey	Nurse
Danny Davies	Registrar
Lindsey Davies	Opera Singer
Marianne Doherty	Suzie as a Teenager
Luke Dollman	Musician
Louise Dorling	Muriel
Helen Dowell	Sarah
Grant Doyle	Opera Singer
John Gielgud	Cecil Parkes
Daphne Grey	Society Hostess
Robert Hands	Robert
Richard Hansell	Ashley
Chris Haywood	Sam
Camilla James	Louise as a Child
Suzi Jarratt	Vocalist
Leah Jennings	Musician
Maria Kaczmarek	Rachel
Joey Kennedy	Suzie as an Adult
David L King	Viney
Teresa La Rocca	Opera Singer
Mark Lawrence	Musician
Paul Linkson	State Champion Announcer
John Martin	Roger Woodward (Older)
Samantha McDonald	Vocalist
Kathy Monaghan	Musician
Armin Mueller-Stahl	Peter
Gordon Poole	Eisteddfod Presenter
Reis Porter	Postman
Alex Rafalowicz	David as a Child
Susannan Prichard	Katharine
Andy Seymour	Bar Costumer
Stephen Sheehan	Roger Woodward (Younger)
Noah Taylor	David as an Adolescent
Margareta Stone	Musician
Neil Thomson	RCOM Conductor
Beverly Vaughan	Rabbi
Marc Warren	Ray
Ian Welbourn	Boy Next Door
Brenton Whittle	Announcer
Production Credits	Credit
Jane Scott	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Momentum Films Inc	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ronin Films	Theatrical Distributor
BBC Enterprises	Foreign TV Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Fine Line Features	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Kuzui Enterprises	Theatrical Distributor
All Right Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Adelaide, Australia
Writer	Credit
Katherine Susannah Prichard	Writer - Poem
John MacGregor	Story Consultant - Story Research & Development
Jan Sardi	Screenplay
Scott Hicks	Story By
Accounting	Credit
Chris MaGuire	Production Accountant
Colleen Kennedy	Accountant - Accounts Assistant
Cherry Fiddaman	Production Accountant (UK)
Art Department	Credit
Louise Cameron	Art Department Coordinator
Tony Cronin	Art Director
Judy Farr	Set Dresser (UK)
Vicki Neihus	Production Designer
Adam McCulloch	Art Department - Draughtsman
Brock Sykes	Greensman
John Haratzis	Scenic Artist
Johanna Graysmark	Assistant Art Director (UK)
Ben Johnson	Painter
Perscia Brokensha	Art Department - Art Department Runner
Andrew Short	Set Dresser
John Santucci	Painter
David McHenry	Art Director (UK)
Jacqui Canty	Art Department - Art Department Attachment
Alicia Walsh	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Jackie Quilter	Casting
Jan Killen	Extras Casting
Liz Mulliner	Casting (Australian)
Sharon Howard-Field	Casting (US)
Karen Lindsay Stewart	Casting (UK)
Craft Services	Credit
Steve Marcus	Catering - Caterer
Melinda Parker	Catering - Catering Assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Geoffrey Simpson	Director of Photography
Geoffrey Simpson	Camera Operator
Arthur Cambridge	Grader - Colour Grader
David Foreman	Camera - Cameraman (2nd Unit)
Sam Garwood	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam (UK)
Sally Eccleston	Focus Puller
Lorraine Luke	Loader (UK)
Lisa Tomasetti	Photography - Stills Photographer
Craig Philpott	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Alix Mumford	Camera Trainee (UK)
Renee Hanna	Videotape Operator - Video Split Operator
Jasmine Yuen-Currucan	Loader - Clapper Loader
Lorraine Luke	Camera - Clapper (UK)
Mark Tillie	Photography - Stills Photographer (UK)
Jan Pester	Steadicam Operator (UK)
Sam Garwood	Focus Puller (UK)
Paul Cross	Camera - Optical Effects
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Pandora Cinema	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Frederic N Gaines	Legal Counsel - Lawyer (US)
Greg Sitch	Legal Services - Lawyer (Australian)
Music	Credit
David Hirschfelder	Music - music director and composer
Michael Costa	Music Editor
Robert John	Orchestrations - Orchestral Leader
Robin Gray	Music Engineer
Michael Letho	Music Engineer - Music Mixing Engineer
Richard Edwards	Music - Assistant Musical Director
Adam Rhodes	Music Engineer
Kim Green	Music - Source Music Clearance
David Williams	Music Engineer
Christine Woodruff	Music - Source Music Clearance
Sam Schwarz	Music - Music Production Manager
Peter Hoyland	Music - Music Production Manager
Physical Effects	Credit
Richard Boue	Stunt Coordinator
Martin Cousin	Stunt Double - Hand Double
Geoffrey Rush	Stunt Double - Hand Double
Simon Tedeschi	Stunt Double - Hand Double
Production Management	Credit
Elizabeth Symes	Production Manager
Josh Moore	Location Assistant
Susanna Lenton	Continuity (UK)
Andrew Marshall	Unit Manager
Serena Gattuso	Production Coordinator
Maurice Burns	Location Manager
Carolynne Cunningham	Assistant Director
Sylvia Walker-Wilson	Post-Production Supervisor
Rikke Dakin	Assistant Location Manager (UK)
Jo Weeks	Continuity
Hilary Benson	Production Coordinator (UK)
Charles Hubbard	Location Manager (UK)
Henry Osborne	Assistant Director
Tom Read	Assistant Director
Guy Campbell	Assistant Director
Stephen Woolfenden	Assistant Director (UK)
Toby Coke	Assistant Direc