The Red Violin
movie

Released November 13, 1998
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.
Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
as
Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Carlo Cecchi
as
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Irene Grazioli
as
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Anita Laurenzi
as
Cesca (Cremona)
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Tommaso Puntelli
as
Apprentice (Cremona)
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Aldo Brugnini
as
Assistant (Cremona)
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Samuele Amighetti
as
Boy (Cremona)

Jean-Luc Bideau
as
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
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Christoph Koncz
as
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)

Clotilde Mollet
as
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)

Florentín Groll
as
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)

Johannes Silberschneider
as
Father Richter (Vienna)
Crew

François Girard
as
Director

Don McKellar
as
Writer

François Girard
as
Writer
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Renée April
as
Costume Design
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John Corigliano
as
Original Music Composer
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Ernest Vincze
as
Camera Operator

Matthias Gohl
as
Music Producer
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Ros Ward
as
Wardrobe Coordinator
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Meinir Jones-Lewis
as
Assistant Makeup Artist
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Nathalie Trépanier
as
Makeup Artist
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Martine Gagnon
as
Assistant Costume Designer
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Thomas Oláh
as
Costume Coordinator