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Shine

Shine

Movies / English

Shine1996

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

IMDb

7.6/1059.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

Not rated yet

Metacritic

Not rated yet

TMDB

74%734 votes

SpawnScore

Released: August 15, 1996
Runtime: 1h 45m
Certificate: PG-13 (US)
Language: English
Director: Scott Hicks

Drama

Story

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.

Trailer

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

David Helfgott - Adult

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

David Helfgott - Adolescent

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Peter

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Gillian

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia Todd

Sonia Todd

Sylvia

Nicholas Bell

Nicholas Bell

Ben Rosen

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Cecil Parkes

Justin Braine

Tony

Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Sam

Alex Rafalowicz

Alex Rafalowicz

David Helfgott - Child

Gordon Poole

Eisteddfod Presenter

Danielle Cox

Suzie - Child

Rebecca Gooden

Margaret

Marta Kaczmarek

Marta Kaczmarek

Rachel

John Cousins

Jim Minogue

Paul Linkson

State Champion Announcer

Randall Berger

Randall Berger

Isaac Stern

Ian Welbourne

Boy Next Door

Kelly Bottrill

Louise - Baby

Crew

Scott Hicks
Director, Story
Jan Sardi
Screenplay
Jane Scott
Producer
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
Pip Karmel
Editor

Images

User reviews

Where to watch

Country

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Availability by JustWatch

Details

Spoken languages: English, Yiddish
Countries: Australia, United Kingdom
Budget: $5.5M
Box office: $35.9M

Production

Film Victoria
Australian Film Finance Corporation
BBC Film
South Australian Film Corporation
Momentum Films

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