The Red Violin
130 mins
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.
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Paul Koeker
Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Josef Mairginter
Brother Franz (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch
Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Arthur Denberg
Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Andrzej Matuszewiski
Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Eva Marie Bryer
Sara (Oxford)
Xio Fei Han
Young Ming (Shanghai)
Tan Zeng-Wei
Guard (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou
Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Zhi Qiao
Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Kun Qi Cao
Deputy (Shanghai)
Rei Yang
Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Lidou
Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz
Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Paula de Vasconcelos
Suzanne (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Herman Meckler
Registrar (Montréal)
Sheena Macdonald
Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Jody Shapiro
Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
Joshua Bell
Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Renée April
Costume Design
John Corigliano
Original Music Composer
André Ü Montambeault
Visual Effects
Gaétan Huot
Editor
Mathieu Dupuis
Visual Effects
Robin Tremblay
Visual Effects
Martyn John
Art Direction
Giannandrea Pecorelli
Co-Producer
Frank D'Iorio
Visual Effects
Daniel Iron
Co-Producer
Jamie Hallett
Visual Effects
François Lord
Visual Effects
François Séguin
Production Design
Dominic Daigle
Visual Effects
Yves Laniel
Visual Effects
Thomas Oláh
Costume Coordinator
Rose Goodhart
Wardrobe Assistant
Barbara Sutton
Assistant Hairdresser
Nathalie Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Ros Ward
Wardrobe Coordinator
Kathy Ducker
Assistant Makeup Artist
Serge Morache
Key Hair Stylist
Micheline Trépanier
Makeup Artist
Pat Hay
Makeup Artist
Petra Schaumann
Assistant Hairstylist
Adolf Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist
Claudette Lilly
Costume Assistant
Meinir Jones-Lewis
Assistant Makeup Artist
Cécile Rigault
Assistant Makeup Artist
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairstylist
Mariane Carter
Assistant Costume Designer
Antoine Morin
Sound Editor
Carole Gagnon
Dialogue Editor
Guy Pelletier
Dialogue Editor
Guy Pelletier
Sound Editor
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Mixer
Jacques Plante
ADR Supervisor