Name: Shine
Director: Scott Hicks

Shine (1996)

Troubled virtuoso David Helfgott triumphs over a domineering father, schizophrenia and an obsession with Rachmaninoff's 'Piano Concerto No. 3.'

Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood, Noah Taylor, Lynn Redgrave, Googie Withers, Geoffrey Rush, John Gielgud, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd

Runtime: 01h 40m
Type: Movie

Troubled virtuoso David Helfgott triumphs over a domineering father, schizophrenia and an obsession with Rachmaninoff's 'Piano Concerto No. 3.'

Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood, Noah Taylor, Lynn Redgrave, Googie Withers, Geoffrey Rush, John Gielgud, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd

Runtime: 01h 40m
Type: Movie

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