The Red Violin (Le violon rouge) 25 years old

The Red Violin

300 through the 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.

Credits

The Red Violin Cast

Name Character
Jason Flemyng He was 32, now 57 years old as Frederick Pope (Oxford)
Samuel L. Jackson He was 50, now 75 years old as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Colm Feore He was 40, now 65 years old as Auctioneer (Montréal)
Don McKellar He was 35, now 60 years old as Evan Williams (Montréal)
Sandra Oh She was 27, now 52 years old as Madame Ming (Montréal)
Julian Richings He was 42, now 67 years old as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
David La Haye He was 33, now 57 years old as Handler (Montréal)
Zifeng Liu He was 60, now 85 years old as Chou Yuan (Shanghai) (as Zi Feng Liu)
Rémy Girard He was 48, now 73 years old as Customs Agent (Montréal)
Sylvia Chang She was 45, now 70 years old as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
Greta Scacchi She was 39, now 64 years old as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)
Jean-Luc Bideau He was 58, now 83 years old as Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider He was 40, now 65 years old as Father Richter (Vienna)
Monique Mercure She was 68, now 93 years old as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Sai-Kit Yung as Manservant (Oxford) (as Stuart Ong)
Wolfgang Böck He was 46, now 71 years old as Brother Michael (Vienna)
Florentín Groll He was 53, now 78 years old as Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Hong Tao She was 27, now 52 years old as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)
Russell Yuen He was 33, now 58 years old as Older Ming (Montréal)
Geza Hosszu-Legocky as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Anita Laurenzi She was 66, 66 years old when she died as Cesca (Cremona)
Paul Koeker as Brother Gustav (Vienna)
Eva Marie Bryer as Sara (Oxford)
Carlo Cecchi He was 60, now 85 years old as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Dorothée Berryman She was 51, now 75 years old as Secretary (Montréal)
Arthur Denberg as Prince Mansfeld (Vienna)
Xio Fei Han as Young Ming (Shanghai)
Christoph Koncz He was 11, now 36 years old as Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Sylvia Stewart She was 28, now 53 years old as Security Guard (uncredited)
David Gant He was 56, now 81 years old as Conductor (Oxford)
Dany Laferrière He was 46, now 70 years old as Cabby (Montréal)
Gregory Hlady He was 44, now 69 years old as Coat Attendant (Montréal)
Clotilde Mollet She was 0, now 24 years old as Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
James Bradford He was 70, 84 years old when he died as Stagehand (Montréal)
Aldo Brugnini as Assistant (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti as Boy (Cremona)
Joshua Bell He was 31, now 56 years old as Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited)
Herman Meckler as Registrar (Montréal)
Lidou as Pawnbroker (Shanghai)
Zhi Qing Zhou as Senior Policeman (Shanghai)
Josef Mairginter as Brother Franz (Vienna)
Paula de Vasconcelos as Suzanne (Montréal)
Rei Yang as Young Xian Pei (Shanghai)
Irene Grazioli She was 37, now 62 years old as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli as Apprentice (Cremona)
Jody Shapiro as Autograph Seeker (Montréal)
Kun Qi Cao as Deputy (Shanghai)
Rainer Egger He was 39, now 64 years old as Brother Christophe (Vienna)
Wang Xiaoshuai He was 32, now 57 years old as Junior Policeman (Shanghai)
Ireneusz Bogajewicz He was 78, 91 years old when he died as Mr. Ruselsky (Montréal)
Dimitri Andreas as Gypsy Father (Oxford)
Zhi Qiao as Elderly Woman (Shanghai)
Andrzej Matuszewiski as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
David Alberman He was 40, now 65 years old as Gypsy Violonist (Vienna)
Johan Gotsch as Funeral Monk (Vienna)
Sheena Macdonald as Ruselsky's Companion (Montréal)
Marie-Josée Gauthier She was 46, now 71 years old as Hotel Concierge (Montréal)
Zheng Wei Tan as Guard (Shanghai) (as Zeng Wei Tan)

The Red Violin Crew

Name Department
Don McKellar as Writer. He was 35 (now 60) years old Writing
Matthias Gohl as Music Producer. He was 42 (now 68) years old Sound
The Red Violin poster
The Red Violin (25 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 10, 1998
  • Runtime: 131 minutes
  • Budget: 18000000.00
  • Revenue: 9495408.00