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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 22, 1996
Box Office
$35.9M
Budget
$5.5M
Return
6.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 16, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Film Victoria, Australian Film Finance Corporation, BBC Film, South Australian Film Corporation, Momentum Films
Quotes
See all →Celebrated Australian Film Achieves Success
Taglines
One of the most celebrated and successful films in Australian film history
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Family and music define their lives.
Taglines
A father whose life was his family. A son whose music was his life.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Geoffrey Rush
David Helfgott - Adult
N
Noah Taylor
David Helfgott - Adolescent
A
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
L
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
G
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
S
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
N
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
J
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
C
Chris Haywood
Sam
A
Alex Rafalowicz
David Helfgott - Child
G
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
M
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel
J
John Cousins
Jim Minogue
R
Randall Berger
Isaac Stern
P
Phyllis Burford
Synagogue Secretary
D
Daphne Grey
Society Hostess
E
Edwin Hodgeman
Soviet Society Secretary
S
Stephen Sheehan
Roger Woodward - Younger
B
Brenton Whittle
Announcer
D
David King
Viney
