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Aug 15, 1996
1h 45m
★ 7.4

A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love

Overview

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fine Line Features
Film Victoria
South Australian Feature Film Company
Australian Film Finance Corporation

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

David as an adult

Geoffrey Rush

Noah Taylor

David as an adolescent

Noah Taylor

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Peter

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Lynn Redgrave

Gillian

Lynn Redgrave

Googie Withers

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Googie Withers

Sonia Todd

Sylvia

Sonia Todd

Nicholas Bell

Ben Rosen

Nicholas Bell

John Gielgud

Cecil Parkes

John Gielgud

Justin Braine

Tony

Justin Braine

Chris Haywood

Sam

Chris Haywood

Alex Rafalowicz

David as a child

Alex Rafalowicz

Gordon Poole

Eisteddfod Presenter

Gordon Poole

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