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The Red Violin

The Red Violin

Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance

2h 10m

November 13, 1998 (26 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Birthday: January 25, 1939

5986
Irene Grazioli

Irene Grazioli

Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Birthday: July 28, 1961

3764
Anita Laurenzi

Anita Laurenzi

Cesca (Cremona)

Birthday: -

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Tommaso Puntelli

Tommaso Puntelli

Apprentice (Cremona)

Birthday: -

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Samuele Amighetti

Samuele Amighetti

Boy (Cremona)

Birthday: -

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Jean-Luc Bideau

Jean-Luc Bideau

Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Birthday: October 1, 1940

5884
Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Birthday: December 21, 1948

4976
Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Birthday: February 18, 1960

3865
Aldo Brugnini

Aldo Brugnini

Assistant (Cremona)

Birthday: -

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Christoph Koncz

Christoph Koncz

Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Birthday: -

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