Storyline
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
Released
10/29/1999
Runtime
2h 4min
Director
Budget
$27,000,000
Revenue
$14,859,394
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax
Cast
Meryl Streep
Roberta
Cloris Leachman
Assunta
Henry Dinhofer
Lexi at 5
Michael Angarano
Nick at 7
Robert Ari
Supervisor
Aidan Quinn
Brian
Teddy Coluca
Taxi Driver
Angela Bassett
Janet
Josh Pais
Dennis
Barbara Gonzalez
Janet's Secretary
Jade Yorker
DeSean at 11
Victoria Gómez
Lucy at 10
Justin Pierre Edmund
Bongo Kid
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Naeem at 9
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
Guadalupe at 9
Christopher Lopez
Adam
Ruben Jared Seraballs
James
Lucy Nonas-Barnes
Becky
Rosalyn Coleman
Mrs. Adisa
Kevin Miller
Hall Boy
Hazel Medina
Alice
Gloria Estefan
Isabel
Iraida Polanco
Landlady
Asha Sapp
Tanisha
Betsy Aidem
Mrs. Lamb
Julie Janney
Flight Attendant
Cole Hawkins
Lawrence at 5
Arthur French
Ernie
Edmund Wilkinson
Sheetrock Man
French Napier
Painter
Socorro Santiago
Lucy's Mother
Dominic Walters
Justin
Jean-Luke Figueroa
Ramon
Sam Fox Royston
Leonard
Jane Leeves
Dorothea
Eva Loomis
Vanessa
Melay Araya
Rachel
Charlie Hofheimer
Nick at 17
Kieran Culkin
Lexi at 15
Asease Korankyi
Shandra
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Beverly
Olga Merediz
Ramon's Mother
Christian Berreondo
Ramon's Brother
Leilani Irvin
Myesha
Sophia Guaspari
Rosario
Adam LeFevre
Mr. Klein
Rafael John Alan Hines
Simon
Jordan Ware
Kenny
Amanda Muchnick
Stephanie
Ian Quinlan
Carlos
Naeem Jones
Toussaint
Jay O. Sanders
Dan Paxton
Mateo Gómez
Ramon's Father
Rosalyn Benniman
Woman at Opus Meeting
Leon Addison Brown
Mr. Adams
Arnold Steinhardt
Self
Scott Cumberbatch
Lawrence at 15
Majid R. Khaliq
Naeem Adisa at 19
Molly Gia Foresta
Guadalupe at 19
Cristina Gómez
Lucy at 20
Omari Toomer
DeSean at 21
Tarik Lowe
Teammate #1
Justin Daly
Teammate #2
Isaac Stern
Self
Isaiah Sheffer
Carnegie Hall Concert Director
Mark O'Connor
Self
Michael Tree
Self
Charles Veal Jr.
Self
Karen Briggs
Self
Itzhak Perlman
Self
Sandra Park
Self
Diane Monroe
Self
Joshua Bell
Self
Jonathan Feldman
Self
Dyllon Rogers
Horse Hair Boy
April Davis
First Grade Girl
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
Frog Hair Boy
Sam Deutsch
Violin Student
Lucy Little
Violin Student
Jose Miguel Rojas
Violin Student
Andrew Mayer
Violin Student
Rebecca Dinhofer
Violin Student
Christopher Katrandjian
Violin Student
Ama Korankyi
Violin Student
Chantilly Mariani
Violin Student
Thomas Martin
Violin Student
Derek Ambrosi
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ruth Barrie
Woman Shopper (uncredited)
David Chen
Parent (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs
Headlock Boy (uncredited)
Emily Johnson
Mother of Student (uncredited)
Gabriella Loutfi
Violin Student (uncredited)
John P. McGinty
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Kirby Mitchell
New York Times Reporter (uncredited)
Sarallen
Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
Parent (uncredited)