The Legend of 1900
(1998)
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The Legend of 1900
(1998)
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| Tim Roth | ... | ||
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | ||
| Bill Nunn | ... |
Danny Boodmann
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| Clarence Williams III | ... |
Jelly Roll Morton
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| Mélanie Thierry | ... |
The Girl
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Gabriele Lavia | ... |
Farmer
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| Peter Vaughan | ... |
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
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Niall O'Brien | ... |
Harbor Master
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| Alberto Vazquez | ... |
Mexican Stoker
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Luigi De Luca | ... |
Neapolitan Stoker
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Femi Elufowoju Jr. | ... |
Black Stoker
(as Femi Elufowoja Jr.)
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Nigel Fan | ... |
Chinese Stoker
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Roger Monk | ... |
Irish Stoker
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Leonid Zaslavski | ... |
Polish Stoker
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Bernard Padden | ... |
Boatswain
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Shortly after the Second World War, Max, a transplanted American, visits an English pawn shop to sell his trumpet. The shopkeeper recognizes the tune Max plays as one on a wax master of an unreleased recording, discovered and restored from shards found in a piano salvaged from a cruise ship turned hospital ship, now slated for demolition. This chance discovery prompts a story from Max, which he relates both to the shopkeeper and later to the official responsible for the doomed vessel, for Max is a born storyteller. Though now down on his luck and disillusioned by his wartime experiences, the New Orleans-born Max was once an enthusiastic and gifted young jazz musician, whose longest gig was several years with the house band aboard the Virginian, a posh cruise ship. While gaining his sea legs, he was befriended by another young man, the pianist in the same band, whose long unlikely name was Danny Boodman T.D. Lemons 1900, though everyone just called him 1900, the year of his birth. ... Written by GMBaxter
"The Legend of 1900" wistfully tells its creative, capriciously unpredictable, and musical tall tale with excellence in all aspects of film from sets to sound, costume to casting, and script to screenplay. Roth and Vince work well together in this plaintive, simple story which will captivate those who can make the leap of faith required to "buy in". A good film for all but critics, "Legend" will likely resonate most with those who equate living with musical expression. La vita è musica.