The Legend of 1900 (1998)
“La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano”.
Drama, Music, Romance
The Legend of 1900 is drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry. It was Tornatore’s first English-language film. The film is inspired by Novecento, a monologue by Alessandro Baricco.
On New Year’s Day 1900, Danny (Bill Nunn), a crew member on an ocean liner, finds a deserted infant and decides to adopt him, nicknaming him “1900.” As an adult, the eccentric 1900 (Tim Roth) grows into a remarkable musician aboard the boat. Rumors of his brilliant piano playing eventually reach the shore, and his pal Max (Pruitt Taylor Vince) believes that success surely awaits 1900 on land. The only problem, however, is that the enigmatic pianist is loath to embrace life away from the ship.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Writers: Alessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore
Stars: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Clarence Williams III, Peter Vaughan, Gabriele Lavia
►Cast:
Tim Roth | ► | Novecento |
Pruitt Taylor Vince | ► | Max |
Mélanie Thierry | ► | La ragazza |
Bill Nunn | ► | Danny |
Clarence Williams III | ► | ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton |
Peter Vaughan | ► | Negoziante |
Niall O’Brien | ► | Capo del porto |
Alberto Vazquez | ► | Machinista messicano |
Gabriele Lavia | ► | Contadino |
John Armstead | ► | |
Cory Buck | ► | Lemon – age 8 |
Norman Chancer | ► | Impresario |
Sidney Cole | ► | Musician |
Katy Monique Cuomo | ► | |
Luigi De Luca | ► | Neapolitan Stoker |
Agostino Di Giorgio | ► | Banjo Player |
Nicola Di Pinto | ► | |
Harry Ditson | ► | Captain Smith |
Andrew Dunford | ► | Foreman |
Femi Elufowoju Jr. | ► | Black Stoker |
Nigel Fan | ► | Chinese Stoker |
Easton Gage | ► | Lemon – age 4 |
Eamon Geoghegan | ► | Sergeant |
Piero Gimondo | ► | Clarinet Player |
Emanuele Gullotto | ► | |
Michael Korovkin | ► | |
Masa Mbatha Opasha | ► | |
Adrian McCourt | ► | |
Kevin McNally | ► | |
Luis Molteni | ► | Inspector |
Roger Monk | ► | Irish Stoker |
Noriko Aida | ► | Mattress Maker |
Vernon Nurse | ► | Fritz Hermann |
Bernard Padden | ► | Boatswain |
Stefano Pagin | ► | Bass Player |
Riccardo Pellegrino | ► | |
Bryan Pringle | ► | Civil Servant |
Shaila Rubin | ► | |
Michael Supnick | ► | Trombone |
Ivan Truol Troncoso | ► | Stowaway |
Beniamino Vitale | ► | |
Adriano Wajskol | ► | Drummer |
Heathcote Williams | ► | Doctor Klauserman |
Paul Richard Wood | ► | |
Anita Zagaria | ► | |
Wilson Di Bois | ► | Wireless Operator |
Steven Luotto | ► | Blind Helmsman |
Leonid Zaslavski | ► | Polish Stoker |
Valentina Calabrò | ► | 1st Class Passenger |
Pierluigi Coppola | ► | |
Angelo Di Loreta | ► | The Cook |
Julien Lovett | ► | Child 1900 |