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.

Discover

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)

Art

François Séguin

Production Design

Martyn John

Art Direction

Judy Farr

Set Decoration

Camera

Ernest Vincze

Camera Operator

Alain Dostie

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Renée April

Costume Design

Ros Ward

Wardrobe Coordinator

Meinir Jones-Lewis

Assistant Makeup Artist

Nathalie Trépanier

Makeup Artist

Martine Gagnon

Assistant Costume Designer

Thomas Oláh

Costume Coordinator

Micheline Trépanier

Makeup Artist

Rose Goodhart

Wardrobe Assistant

Pat Hay

Makeup Artist

Petra Schaumann

Assistant Hairstylist

Barbara Sutton

Assistant Hairdresser

Claudette Lilly

Costume Assistant

Serge Morache

Key Hair Stylist

Adolf Uhrmacher

Makeup Artist

Cécile Rigault

Assistant Makeup Artist

Mariane Carter

Assistant Costume Designer

Kathy Ducker

Assistant Makeup Artist

Directing

Editing

Production

Daniel Iron

Co-Producer

Niv Fichman

Producer

Sound

John Corigliano

Original Music Composer

Matthias Gohl

Music Producer

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

Jérôme Décarie

Foley Artist

Jo Caron

Sound Recordist

Writing

Art

François Séguin

Production Design

Martyn John

Art Direction

Judy Farr

Set Decoration

Camera

Ernest Vincze

Camera Operator

Alain Dostie

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Renée April

Costume Design

Ros Ward

Wardrobe Coordinator

Meinir Jones-Lewis

Assistant Makeup Artist

Nathalie Trépanier

Makeup Artist

Martine Gagnon

Assistant Costume Designer

Thomas Oláh

Costume Coordinator

Micheline Trépanier

Makeup Artist

Rose Goodhart

Wardrobe Assistant

Pat Hay

Makeup Artist

Petra Schaumann

Assistant Hairstylist

Barbara Sutton

Assistant Hairdresser

Claudette Lilly

Costume Assistant

Serge Morache

Key Hair Stylist

Adolf Uhrmacher

Makeup Artist

Cécile Rigault

Assistant Makeup Artist

Mariane Carter

Assistant Costume Designer

Kathy Ducker

Assistant Makeup Artist

Directing

Editing

Production

Daniel Iron

Co-Producer

Niv Fichman

Producer

Sound

John Corigliano

Original Music Composer

Matthias Gohl

Music Producer

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

Jérôme Décarie

Foley Artist

Jo Caron

Sound Recordist

Writing