| 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 | |
| Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
| Edited by | Massimo Quaglia |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production companies | Sciarlò Medusa Film |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film (Italy) Fine Line Features (International)[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes (Original cut) 125 minutes[2] |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | English French Italian |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Box office | $4 million (Italy)[3] $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.
- ^ "Fine Line dives into 'Ocean'". Variety. 13 May 1997. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "The Legend of 1900". British Board of Film Classification. 21 October 1999. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Senjanovic, Natasha (10 December 1999). "Italy: Top 5 local production companies". Screen International. p. 30.
- ^ The Legend of 1900 at mediacircus.net