Shine
Release date: Aug 15, 1996
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Drama
Top Cast
Peter
David as an adolescent
David as an adult
Gillian
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sylvia
Ben Rosen
Cecil Parkes
Tony
Sam
David as a child
Eisteddfod Presenter
Suzie as a child
Margaret
Rachel
Jim Minogue
State Champion Announcer
Isaac Stern
Boy Next Door
Louise as a baby
Rabbi
Synagogue Secretary
Society Hostess
Soviet Society Secretary
Sonia
Postman
Roger Woodward (younger)
Announcer
Suzie as a teenager
Louise as a child
Viney
Registrar
Sarah
Muriel
Student
Ashley
Robert
Ray
RCOM Conductor
Suzie as an adult
Nurse
Beryl Alcott
Bar Customer
Jessica
Rowan
Roger Woodward (older)
Celebrant
Opera Singer
Opera Singer
Opera Singer
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Musician
Vocalist
Vocalist
Priest (uncredited)
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
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