01 Jan 1988
And the Violins Stopped Playing
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
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.
Top Billed Cast
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)
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