La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano

"An epic story of a man who could do anything... except be ordinary"

Oct 28 1998 R 2h 49m
Drama, Music, Romance

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

Plot

1900. Danny Boodmann, a stoker on an American passenger liner, Virginian, finds a baby abandoned on the ship. He names the child Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' and raises the child as his own until his death in an accident on the ship. The child never leaves the ship and turns out to be a musical genius, especially when it comes to playing the piano. As an adult he befriends a trumpet player in the ship's band, Max Tooney. After several years on the ship Max leaves, and tells the story of 1900 to the owner of a music store.

Written by

Alessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore

Directed by

Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast

Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Sciarlò, Medusa Film

Languages

Italiano, English, Français

Awards

22 wins & 10 nominations total

Trailers
Legend of 1900 Trailer
The Legend of 1900 (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
Scores
# of Votes
71,073
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA