Movie · 1996
Shine
“A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love”
Released 15 August 1996 105 min Drama More from 1996 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
How old were they?
John Gielgud
as Cecil Parkes
Googie Withers
as Katharine Susannah Prichard
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Peter
Lynn Redgrave
as Gillian
Chris Haywood
as Sam
Geoffrey Rush
as David as an adult
Nicholas Bell
as Ben Rosen
Sonia Todd
as Sylvia
Marc Warren
as Ray
Noah Taylor
as David as an adolescent
Justin Braine
as Tony
Alex Rafalowicz
as David as a child
Gordon Poole
as Eisteddfod Presenter
Danielle Cox
as Suzie as a child
Rebecca Gooden
as Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
as Rachel
Robert Hands
as Robert
Beverley Dunn
as Beryl Alcott
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The numbers
66years between the oldest and youngest billed
92John Gielgud — oldest on the call sheet
26Noah Taylor — youngest billed
51average age of the credited cast