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The Red Violin (1999)

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R | 2 hr 11 mins | Drama, Romance, Music, Mystery | Released: 6/11/1999 |Box Office Total: $9.4M

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Synopsis:

A magical red violin passes around the world from owner to owner. It originates in Italy, where its maker's wife dies in childbirth; next it surfaces in the eighteenth century as the instrument of a child prodigy. In the nineteenth century, we find ourselves in England, where the violin's owner, a composer, is having a passionate affair. Finally, it is taken to 20th century China, where it must be hidden to prevent its destruction by Maoists.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/11/1999

Director	Credit
François Girard	Director
Cast	Credit
Samuel L. Jackson	Charles Morritz
Greta Scacchi	Victoria Byrd
Eva Marie Bryer	Sara
Jason Flemyng	Frederick Pope
Sylvia Chang	Xiang Pei's Mother
Sylvia Chang	Xiang Pei
Colm Feore	Auctioneer
Paula DeVasconcelos	Suzanne
Ireneusz Bogajewicz	Ruselsky
Julian Richings	Olsberg
Dany Laferriere	Cabby
Russell Yuen	Older Ming
Sandra Oh	Mrs Jonas
Monique Mercure	Mme Leroux
Rémy Girard	Customs Agent
Marie-Josee Gauthier	Concierge
Don McKellar	Evan Williams
Dorothee Berryman	Secretary
Marvin Mill	Driver
David La Haye	Handler
Gregory Hlady	Coat Attendant
Carmen Piculeata	Fields Violinist
Herman Meckler	Registrar
Carlo Cecchi	Nicolo Bussotti
Irene Grazioli	Anna Bussotti
Anita Laurenzi Sagnotti	Cesna
Tommaso Puntelli	Apprentice
Aldo Brugnini	Assistant
Samuele Amighetti	Boy
Manuel Chizzal	Boy
Stefano Festini	Boy
Rupert Oberhuber	Boy
Michael Riccobona	Boy
Gianluca Zanolli	Boy
Alessandro Gabrieli	Alpine Violinist
Elisabeth Erlacher	Violinist
Benjamin Steinmair	Violinist
Johannes Pramschler	Violinist
Michaela Pattis	Violinist
Matteo Cuccato	Violinist
Piero Ferraris	Violinist
Hannes Knollse Sen	Violinist
Lorenz Mase	Violinist
Anna Masoner	Violinist
Andrea Radivo	Violinist
Emilio Vettori	Violinist
Matthia Schiechtl	Violinist
Matteo Zanolli	Violinist
Gertrud Heiss	Violinist
Helene Kerschbaumer	Violinist
Michael Paal	Violinist
Marcello Bassano	Violinist
Judity Kalser	Violinist
Ginaluca Serafini	Violinist
Markus Pedoth	Violinist
Marion San Nicolo	Violinist
Bettina Ties	Violinist
Daniel Zgaga	Violinist
Barbara Ortner	Violinist
Andrea Rieder	Violinist
Andrea Turso	Violinist
Christoph Koncz	Kaspar Weiss
Jean-Luc Bideau	Georges Poussin
Rainer Egger	Brother Christoph
Wolfgang Bock	Brother Michael
Clotilde Mollet	Antoinette
Florentin Groll	Speilmann
Johan Gotsch	Funeral Monk
Arthur Denberg	Hausler
Johannes Silberschneider	Fath Richter
Paul Koekler	Brother Gustav
Josef Mairginter	Brother Franz
Geza Hosszu-Legocky	Gypsy Boy Violinist
Antal Szalai	Night Violinist
Osvaldo Gabrieli	Alps Cymbalum
Adriano Helt	Alps Viola
Geza Ratz	Night Clarinet
Kalman Bakos	Night Cymbalum
Kalman Mohacsi	Night Viola
Jeno Farkas	Woods Acordion
Laszlo Feher	Woods Clarinet
Jeno Ravasz	Woods Viola
Istvan Feher	Woods Cymbalum
Rostas Ferenene	Gypsy Artist
Rostas Szabina	Gypsy Artist
Rostas Jozsef	Gypsy Artist
Rostas Jozsefne	Gypsy Artist
Rostas Tiborne	Gypsy Artist
Rostas Miklos	Gypsy Artist
Rezmoves M Klosne	Gypsy Artist
Horvatime R Ibolya	Gypsy Artist
Josh Bell	Pope-Violinist
Dimitri Andreas	Gypsy Father
David Gant	Conductor
Stuart Ong	Manservant
Steve Morris	Violin Double--3rd Hand
David Alberman	Beach Violinist
Henryk Siwak	Beach Accordion
Trojan Kwiek	Beach Clarinet
Andrzej Matuszewski	Beach Viola
Edward Glowacki	Beach Cymballum
Henryk Piotrowski	Beach Double Bass
Tao Hong	Comrade Chan
Cao Kun Qi	Deputy
Liu Zi Feng	Chou Yuan
Han Xio Fei	Young Ming
Tan Zeng Wei	Guard
Zhou Zhi Qing	Senior Policeman
Xiaoshuai Wang	Junior Policeman
Qiao Zhi	Elderly Woman
Tang Ren	Young Xiang Pei
Lidou	Pawnbroker
Zhang Kai	Rally Speaker
Production Credits	Credit
Niv Fichman	Producer
Daniel Iron	Co-Producer
Giannandrea Pecorelli	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Rhombus International	Production Company
Film Four Limited	Production Company
Mikado Film	Production Company
Sidecar Films & TV Srl	Production Company
City TV Productions	Production Company
Bravo Entertainment Group	Production Company
New Style Arts Channel	Production Company
Sony Classical	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Telefilm Canada Equity Investment Program	Theatrical Distributor
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Film Four Distributors	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Mikado Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
USA
Cremona, Italy
China
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Vienna, Austria
Writer	Credit
François Girard	Screenplay
Bernard Minoret	Writer (dialogue) - French dialogue
Don McKellar	Screenplay
Michael Sturminger	Writer (dialogue) - German dialogues
Sandro Veronese	Writer (dialogue) - Italian dialogue
Accounting	Credit
Caroline Gaukroger	Production Accountant
Siegrid Steiner	Accountant
Gabie Reiter	Assistant Accountant
Giulio Cestari	Accountant
Carmela Compagnone	Accountant - bookkeeper
Art Department	Credit
Fabienne April	Dresser
Henir Aubertin	Art Department - assistant dresser
Cecile Braemer	Art Department Coordinator
Francois Seguin	Production Designer
Susanne Quendler	Art Director
Collin Niemi	Assistant Art Director
Pierre-Guy Lapointe	Assistant Set Decorator - assistant decorator
Pierre Perreault	Set Decorator
Francois Gascon	Swing Gang
Luc Gagnier	Swing Gang
Waltraud Freitag	Dresser
Emita Frigato	Art Director
Manfred Ebner	Assistant Art Director
Agnes Schorer	Art Department - assistant dresser
Marija Blumel	Set Decorator - decorator
Sun WeiDe	Production Designer
Giancarlo Aymerich	Set Decorator
Sergej Schmid	Art Department - assistant dresser
Daniel Robert	Swing Gang
Sabrina Cappolecchia	Assistant Art Director
Martyn John	Art Director
Katharina Nikl	Dresser
Rebecca Loncraine	Assistant Art Director
Bertilla Silvertrin	Dresser
Bruno Sorel	Swing Gang
Li JiaJun	Art Director - associate art director
Judy Farr	Set Decorator
Li Jia	Assistant Art Director
Sarah Lloyd	Dresser
Casting	Credit
Deirdre Bowen	Casting
Andrea Kenyon	Extras Casting
Nina Lang	Extras Casting
Markus Schleinzer	Casting
Daniela Stiebitz	Casting
Clare Moseley	Extras Casting
Rita Frozano	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Nikla Leder	Craft Service - craft services
Benno Zeller	Catering
Wang ZeMing	Catering - caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Richard Wagner	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Alain Dostie	Director of Photography
Bob Marshak	Photography - stills photographer
Fiona Cootes	Dailies
Bobby Dhillon	Camera - camera focus puller
Francesco DiGiacomo	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jacques Yves Gucia	Photography - documentary photographer
Steve Pacello	Dailies
Chyna Thomson	Camera - camera focus puller
Takashi Seida	Photography - stills photographer
Hilda Sealy	Camera - camera clapper loader
Marcello Muro	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Maria Galante	Dailies
Samantha Mealing	Dailies
Carl Levy	Dailies
Laura Johnsson	Dailies
Vivian Bryant	Dailies
Sandra Exelby	Dailies
Liz Moss	Dailies
Lesley Bond	Dailies
Julia Wilson	Dailies
Sara Angarad	Dailies
Di Roberts	Dailies
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit	Film Financier
New Line International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Wang PeiPei	Music Performer - violin tutor
Joshua Bell	Soloist - solo violin
Esa-Pekka Salonen	Music Conductor - conductor
Matthias Gohl	Music Producer
John Corigliano	Music
John Corigliano	Music - music compositor
Stephen Lloyd	Music - music coach
Physical Effects	Credit
Desmond Campbell	Stunt Man
Marc Desourdy	Stunt Coordinator
David McKeown	Stunts - stunt driver No 1
Stephane Lefebvre	Stunts - stunt driver No 2
Michael Scherer	Stunts - stunt driver No 3
Production Management	Credit
Stephane Frechette	Assistant Unit Manager
Alana Cymerman	Assistant Location Manager
Marie-Helene Coutu	Unit Manager
Jennifer Jonas	Assistant Director
Marie LaHaye	Continuity
Johanne Pelletier	Production Coordinator
Michele St Arnaud	Location Manager
Barbara Shrier	Line Producer
John Zhong	Production Supervisor
Peter Alves	Post-Production Coordinator
Lucie Bouliane	Production Manager
David J Webb	Assistant Director
Norman Patocka	Unit Manager
Andreas Payer	Location Manager
Robert Opratko	Production Manager
Irene Iversen	Continuity - continuity extras
Rebecca Cotterill	Production Coordinator
Buck Deachman	Assistant Director
Helen Pratt	Production Coordinator
Christina Romagnoli	Unit Manager
Tommaso Calevi	Production Manager
Leonardo Caracciolo	Location Manager
Riccardo Folgore	Unit Manager
Trent Hurry	Assistant Director
Phil Hounam	Location Manager
Sophie Gardiner	Production Manager
Simon Crawford-Collins	Unit Manager
Jean-Sebastien Lord	Assistant Director
Chen Yong	Location Manager
Shen Xiyuan	Production Manager
Benny Zhu	Unit Manager
Jeanette Rosenmaier	Assistant Director
Yuan LaiFa	Unit Manager
Michael Kreuzer	Assistant Director
Ulrike Weiss	Assistant Director
Henriette Rosenmayr	Assistant Director
Olivier Gerard	Assistant Director
Olvier Gerard	Assistant Director
Carlo Paramidani	Assistant Director - assistant director Italy
Stefano Voltaggio	Assistant Director
Toby Sherborne	Assistant Director
Daniel Shepherd	Assistant Director
Kim Fung Yip	Assistant Director
Cen JiaJi	Assistant Director
Xie MingXiao	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Henri Welsh	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Claude LaHaye	Sound Engineer
Francis Peloquin	Boom Operator
Hans Peter Strobl	Sound Editor
Marcel Pothier	Sound Engineer
Hans Peter Strobl	Sound Engineer
Visual Effects	Credit
J David Wood	Special Effects video
Kevin Bishop	Effects Assistant - assistant special effects
Willi Neuner	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Thomas Oláh	Costume Coordinator
Janet Moira	Wardrobe Assistant
Claudette Lilly	Costumes - costume assistant
Michel Proulx	Tailor
Rejean Goderre	Hair Stylist
Renee April	Costume Designer
Marie-France Cardinal	Hair Assistant - assistant hair
Marianne Carter	Assistant Costume Designer
Micheline Trepanier	Makeup - makeup stylist
Nathalie Trepanier	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Adolf Uhrmacher	Makeup Artist
Ros Ward	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Angelika Richter	Costume Department - costume painter
Hannelore Uhrmacher	Hair Stylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse	Makeup - makeup stylist
Jasmin Asaria	Hair Assistant - assistant hairstylist
Maria Galante	Costume Coordinator
Rosario Prestopino	Makeup Artist
Iona Kenrick	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Angela Pek	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Shizuko Omachi	Costume Coordinator
Ferdinando Merolla	Hair Stylist
Rose Goodhart	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Pat Hay	Makeup Artist
Michela Cingolani	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdreser
Giacinto Bretti	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Tang Xiang Qian	Wardrobe - assistant wardrobe
Petra Schaumann	Hair Assistant - assistant hairstylist
Suzanne Stokes-Munton	Hair Stylist
Meinir Jones Lewis	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Liz Mitchie	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Kathy Ducker	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Yao Yu Xue	Wardrobe - assistant wardrobe
Eric Screeby	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Dan Jiang	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Hilary Haynes	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Ronnie Cogan	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Jan Jamison	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Mark English	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Jill Hornby	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Nikita Rae	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Barbara Sutton	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Barbara Taylor	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Tracy Smith	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Tapio Salmi	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser

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