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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Carlo Cecchi

(Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona))

Irene Grazioli

(Anna Bussotti (Cremona))

Anita Laurenzi

(Cesca (Cremona))

Tommaso Puntelli

(Apprentice (Cremona))

Samuele Amighetti

(Boy (Cremona))

Jean-Luc Bideau

(Georges Poussin (Vienna))

Samuel L. Jackson

(Charles Morritz (Montréal))

Greta Scacchi

(Victoria Byrd (Oxford))

Aldo Brugnini

(Assistant (Cremona))

Christoph Koncz

(Kaspar Weiss (Vienna))

Clotilde Mollet

(Antoinette Pussin (Vienna))

Florentín Groll

(Anton von Spielmann (Vienna))

Johannes Silberschneider

(Father Richter (Vienna))

Rainer Egger

(Brother Christophe (Vienna))

Paul Koeker

(Brother Gustav (Vienna))

Wolfgang Böck

(Brother Michael (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))

Jason Flemyng

(Frederick Pope (Oxford))

Eva Marie Bryer

(Sara (Oxford))

Dimitri Andreas

(Gypsy Father (Oxford))

David Gant

(Conductor (Oxford))

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

(Manservant (Oxford))

Sylvia Chang

(Xiang Pei (Shanghai))

Liu Zifeng

(Chou Yuan (Shanghai))

Tao Hong

(Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai))

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))

Colm Feore

(Auctioneer (Montréal))

Monique Mercure

(Mme. Leroux (Montréal))

Don McKellar

(Evan Williams (Montréal))

Ireneusz Bogajewicz

(Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal))

Julian Richings

(Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal))

Russell Yuen

(Older Ming (Montréal))

Sandra Oh

(Madame Ming (Montréal))

Paula de Vasconcelos

(Suzanne (Montréal))

Rémy Girard

(Customs Agent (Montréal))

Marie-Josée Gauthier

(Hotel Concierge (Montréal))

Dany Laferrière

(Cabby (Montréal))

Dorothée Berryman

(Secretary (Montréal))

David La Haye

(Handler (Montréal))

Gregory Hlady

(Coat Attendant (Montréal))

Herman Meckler

(Registrar (Montréal))

Sheena Macdonald

(Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal))

Jody Shapiro

(Autograph Seeker (Montréal))

James Bradford

(Stagehand (Montréal))

Joshua Bell

(Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited))

Sylvia Stewart

(Security Guard (uncredited))

Wang Xiaoshuai

(Junior Policeman (Shanghai))