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Shine (1996) Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano,

Shine (1996)

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.

Cast:
David Helfgott - Adult: Geoffrey Rush
Tony: Justin Braine
Sylvia: Sonia Todd
Sam: Chris Haywood
David Helfgott - Child: Alex Rafalowicz
Eisteddfod Presenter: Gordon Poole
Peter: Armin Mueller-Stahl
Ben Rosen: Nicholas Bell
Suzie - Child: Danielle Cox
Margaret: Rebecca Gooden
Rachel: Marta Kaczmarek
Jim Minogue: John Cousins
David Helfgott - Adolescent: Noah Taylor
State Champion Announcer: Paul Linkson
Isaac Stern: Randall Berger
Boy Next Door: Ian Welbourne
Louise - Baby: Kelly Bottrill
Rabbi: Beverley Vaughan
Synagogue Secretary: Phyllis Burford
Society Hostess: Daphne Grey
Soviet Society Secretary: Edwin Hodgeman
Katharine Susannah Prichard: Googie Withers
Sonia: Maria Dafneros
Postman: Reis Porter
Roger Woodward - Younger: Stephen Sheehan
Announcer: Brenton Whittle
Suzie - Teenager: Marianna Doherty
Louise - Child: Camilla James
Cecil Parkes: John Gielgud
Viney: David King
Registrar: Danny Davies
Sarah: Helen Dowell
Muriel: Louise Dorling
Student: Sean Carlsen
Ashley: Richard Hansell
Robert: Robert Hands
Ray: Marc Warren
RCOM Conductor: Neil Thomson
Suzie - Adult: Jo Kennedy
Nurse: Ellen Cressey
Beryl Alcott: Beverley Dunn
Bar Customer: Andy Seymour
Gillian: Lynn Redgrave
Jessica: Ella Scott Lynch
Rowan: Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Roger Woodward - Older: John Martin
Celebrant: Bill Boyley
Opera Singer: Grant Doyle
Musician: Helen Ayres
Vocalist: Samantha McDonald
Davids Meds Nurse: Ambrae Jamae
Viola player in orchestra: Bernard Kane Jr.
Priest: Peter Osborn
Restaurant Customer: Sandi Roberts
Extra in Ballroom Scene: Louise Siversen

Written by: Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks

Director: Scott Hicks

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

Release date: 14 Feb 1997

Box Office: $35,892,330
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