Release Date: November 22nd, 1996
DVD Release Date: July 16th, 1997
PG-13|1 hr 45 min
Plot Summary
As a child piano prodigy, David Helfgott's (Geoffrey Rush) musical ambitions generate friction with his overbearing father, Peter (Armin Mueller-Stahl). When Helfgott travels to London on a musical scholarship, his career as a pianist blossoms. However, the pressures of his newfound fame, coupled with the echoes of his tumultuous childhood, conspire to bring Helfgott's latent schizophrenia boiling to the surface, and he spends years in and out of various mental institutions.
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud, Googie Withers
Director: Scott Hicks
