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.
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
Studio
Rhombus Media
Language
fr
Status
Released
How The Red Violin performed
Budget
$18.0M
Worldwide Gross
$9.5M
Gross Profit
−$8.5M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Samuel L. Jackson
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Carlo Cecchi
Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli
Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Cesca (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi
Cesca (Cremona)
Apprentice (Cremona)
Tommaso Puntelli
Apprentice (Cremona)
Assistant (Cremona)
Aldo Brugnini
Assistant (Cremona)
Boy (Cremona)
Samuele Amighetti
Boy (Cremona)
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Georges Poussin (Vienna)
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Christoph Koncz
Kaspar Weiss (Vienna)
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Clotilde Mollet
Antoinette Pussin (Vienna)
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Florentin Groll
Anton von Spielmann (Vienna)
Father Richter (Vienna)
Johannes Silberschneider
Father Richter (Vienna)
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