Shine

Shine

7.4(0.7K)
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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Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
David as an 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
Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood
Sam
Alex Rafalowicz
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Gordon Poole
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
Danielle Cox
Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child
Rebecca Gooden
Rebecca Gooden
Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel

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Release dateAug 15 1996

Runtime1 hour 45 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, Yiddish

Production companiesFine Line Features, Film Victoria, South Australian Feature Film Company, Australian Film Finance Corporation

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