The Violin

Name: The Violin
Released: 1974-01-01
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Maurice Solway, Chris Herman, Chris Langevin, Tom Bjarnason, Roderick Stothers

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1974

Release Year

30 min

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Overview

The Violin is a 1974 short film by Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, featuring Maurice Solway. Solway also wrote the original music. The film promotes peace and understanding through the power of music and the exchange of knowledge and friendship between the old and the young. In 1975, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short.

Cast

Maurice Solway

Chris Herman

Older Boy

Chris Langevin

Younger boy

Tom Bjarnason

Pawnbroker

Roderick Stothers

Hunter

Robert Christie

Narrator

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@Geronimo1967

May 17, 2024

7/10

I always wanted to learn to play the piano as a child but we didn't have one (nor room) so I was encouraged to take up the violin. The sounds we hear here about five minutes into this drama were about the size of my skills too, as a young lad struggles to play an instrument that wasn't the one he re…

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