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Shine (1996)

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

7.4/10 1h 45m Aug 15, 1996
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Shine
Original Language EN
Budget $5,500,000
Revenue $35,892,330
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Popularity: 4.4
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Popularity: 4.0
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Popularity: 2.6
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Popularity: 4.4
Googie Withers
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Popularity: 0.4
Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Popularity: 0.5
Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
Popularity: 0.4
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
Popularity: 1.0
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Justin Braine
Tony
Popularity: 0.1
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood
Sam
Popularity: 0.9
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Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Popularity: 0.1
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Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Scott Hicks
Screenplay Jan Sardi
Producer Jane Scott
Editor Pip Karmel

Production

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

Videos & Trailers

Trailer Shine -1996-
Trailer Shine -1996-
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Keywords

australia letter child prodigy biography jumping pianist concert hall breakdown piano

Reviews from TMDB

Filipe Manuel Neto 10/10
May 20, 2023

**Perhaps one of the most striking films in the work of Geoffrey Rush, and one of the toughest and most sincere portrayals of brilliance that cinema has seen to date.** Even though I'm a pretty serious music lover, and I've always loved classical music, I didn't know David Helfgott until I saw th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 15, 1996
Runtime 1h 45m
Budget $5,500,000
Revenue $35,892,330
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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