Shine
August 15, 1996•1h 45m•★ 7.4
Drama
“A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love”
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.
Director
Scott HicksWriters
Cast
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
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Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Sam
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Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
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Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
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Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child
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Rebecca Gooden
Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel
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John Cousins
Jim Minogue
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Paul Linkson
State Champion Announcer
Randall Berger
Isaac Stern
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Ian Welbourne
Boy Next Door
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Kelly Bottrill
Louise as a baby