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.
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Cast
Greta Scacchi
Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Jason Flemyng
Frederick Pope (Oxford)
David La Haye
Handler (Montréal)
Dimitri Andreas
Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Don McKellar
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Sandra Oh
Madame Ming (Montréal)
Dorothée Berryman
Secretary (Montréal)
James Bradford
Stagehand (Montréal)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Sylvia Chang
Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Wang Xiaoshuai
Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
Gregory Hlady
Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Manservant (Oxford)
Monique Mercure
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Liu Zifeng
Chou Yuan (Shanghai)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Rainer Egger
Brother Christophe (Vienna)
David Gant
Conductor (Oxford)
Russell Yuen
Older Ming (Montréal)
Wolfgang Böck
Brother Michael (Vienna)
Julian Richings
Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Dany Laferrière
Cabby (Montréal)
Tao Hong
Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Rémy Girard
Customs Agent (Montréal)
Sylvia Stewart
Security Guard (uncredited)
Colm Feore
Auctioneer (Montréal)