The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900
	Italian theatrical film poster
Directed by	Giuseppe Tornatore
Screenplay by	Giuseppe Tornatore
Based on	Novecento; by Alessandro Baricco
Produced by	Francesco Tornatore
Starring	Tim Roth; Pruitt Taylor Vince; Mélanie Thierry; Bill Nunn; Peter Vaughan; Niall O'Brien; Gabriele Lavia; Alberto Vazquez; Clarence Williams III;
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Massimo Quaglia
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; companies	Sciarlò; Medusa Film
Distributed by	Medusa Film (Italy); New Line International (International)
Release date	28 October 1998;
Running time	165 minutes (Original cut); 125 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	English; French; Italian
Budget	$9 million
Box office	$4 million (Italy) $20.6 million (2019 re-release)

The Legend of 1900 (Italian: La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, "The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean") is a 1998 Italian English-language drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, and starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry. It was Tornatore's first English-language film.^[4] The film is inspired by Novecento, a monologue by Alessandro Baricco. The film was nominated for a variety of awards worldwide, winning several for its soundtrack.

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