The Saddest Music in the World

Sep 17, 2003

1h 41m

★ 6.7

"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."

Overview

In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Ego Film Arts

Rhombus Media

Buffalo Gal Pictures

Bravo! Television

Movie Central

Corus Studios

The Saddest Music in the World Trailers

Cast

Lady Helen Port-Huntley

Isabella Rossellini

Chester Kent

Mark McKinney

Narcissa

Maria de Medeiros

Fyodor Kent

David Fox

Roderick Kent / Gravillo the Great

Ross McMillan

Blind Seer

Louis Negin

Teddy

Darcy Fehr

Duncan Elksworth

Claude Dorge

Mary

Talia Pura

Agnes

Adriana O'Neil

Young Chester

Jeff Sutton

Young Roderick

Graeme Valentin

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