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The Red Violin

Release Date:June 11, 1999

Running Time:130 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance

Director

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson Carlo Cecchi Irene Grazioli Anita Laurenzi Tommaso Puntelli Aldo Brugnini Samuele Amighetti Jean-Luc Bideau Christoph Koncz Clotilde Mollet Florentín Groll Johannes Silberschneider

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Synopsis

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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