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The Devil's Violinist

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.7K
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Jared Harris and David Garrett in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
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BiographyDramaMusical
19th Century violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini incurs the wrath of his diabolical manager while preparing for his debut performance in London, and falling for the daughter of an Englis... Read all19th Century violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini incurs the wrath of his diabolical manager while preparing for his debut performance in London, and falling for the daughter of an English impresario.19th Century violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini incurs the wrath of his diabolical manager while preparing for his debut performance in London, and falling for the daughter of an English impresario.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bernard Rose
  • Writer
    • Bernard Rose
  • Stars
    • David Garrett
    • Jared Harris
    • Joely Richardson
  • Director
    • Bernard Rose
  • Writer
    • Bernard Rose
  • Stars
    • David Garrett
    • Jared Harris
    • Joely Richardson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Devil's Violinist
    Trailer 1:48
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
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    Photos19

    David Garrett in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    David Garrett in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Jared Harris in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Christian McKay and Andrea Deck in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Andrea Deck in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Makhare Alexander Ninidze in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Joely Richardson and Jared Harris in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Jared Harris and Christian McKay in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Veronica Ferres and Christian McKay in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Veronica Ferres and Andrea Deck in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    Andrea Deck in The Devil's Violinist (2013)
    David Garrett in The Devil's Violinist (2013)

    Top cast

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    David Garrett
    David Garrett
    • Niccolò Paganini
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Urbani
    Joely Richardson
    Joely Richardson
    • Ethel Langham
    Christian McKay
    Christian McKay
    • John Watson
    Veronica Ferres
    Veronica Ferres
    • Elizabeth Wells
    Helmut Berger
    Helmut Berger
    • Lord Burghersh
    Olivia d'Abo
    Olivia d'Abo
    • Primrose Blackstone
    Andrea Deck
    Andrea Deck
    • Charlotte Watson
    Kristian Portz
    Kristian Portz
    • Fighter
    Thomas Anton
    • Burly Man
    Peter R. Bishop
    • Journalist
    Peter Bosch
    • Officer
    Ben Cura
    Ben Cura
    • Charlotte's Husband
    Jennifer Davison
    • Antonia Bianchi
    Marco di Sapia
    • Lazzaro Rebizzo
    Joe Geary
    • Coachman
    David Godden
    • Ticket Tout
    Stephen Hastings
    • Bandmaster
    • Director
      • Bernard Rose
    • Writer
      • Bernard Rose
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      Limelight is used in several concert scenes (including showing the actual chunk of lime), but the film is set in 1830 and the first use of limelight for a performance of any kind was 1836 and for theater performance in 1837. Further, Paganini had ended his concert performances in 1834 and his lifestyle and health made it highly unlikely that he would have ever stood in the limelight before his death.
    • Quotes

      Urbani: How quickly they have turned on you...

      Niccolò Paganini: Urbani...

      Urbani: I'm willing to forgive your disloyalty...

      Niccolò Paganini: I've taken several beatings. I'll never take you back.

      Urbani: You did not really love her. You loved the idea of what you thought she was. An innocent. Someone whose purity could redeem you of your many sins. But she's human! She has the same carnality and ambition as you. All that would have happened, is that you would have destroyed her... you would've have corrupted her... with the same seeding and infection that burns within your blood... I am not the Devil. I serve the Devil and you are my master.

    • Soundtracks
      The Devil's Violinist
      Score produced and orchestrated by Franck Van der Heijden

      Conducted by Ulf Schirmer

      Score performed by Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Historical Orchestra: Orchester 1756 der Salzburger Konzertgesellscaft auf historichem Instrimenatarium'

      Paganini Music Arrangements by David Garrett and Franck Van der Heijden

      All Songs licensed courtesy of Decca Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited.

      © & (P) 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited.

    User reviews29

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    David Garrett is a great violinist but
    He is a very poor actor. His acting in this film was exact the opposite of his natural talent playing with his violin, maybe the worst ever actor I've ever seen so far. This film was also doomed and suffered from a very bad screenplay at the very beginning. The only thing that was so out of the world in this film was his crazy talent with the violin. You should watch and enjoy what he did in this film with his music but not his acting which in fact, was just terrible.
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    5
    • MovieIQTest
    • Feb 3, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El violinista del diablo
    • Filming locations
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Summerstorm Entertainment
      • Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft
      • Construction Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,294
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,013
      • Feb 1, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,069,418
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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