The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Original title: La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
The Legend of 1900 is a 1998 Italian-language drama movie directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, with a running time of 2h 50m. It stars Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry.
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
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What is The Legend of 1900 about?
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
When was The Legend of 1900 released?
The Legend of 1900 was released on 28 October 1998.
How long is The Legend of 1900?
The Legend of 1900 runs 2h 50m.
Who made The Legend of 1900?
The Legend of 1900 was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Where can I watch The Legend of 1900?
The Legend of 1900 is available on Amazon Video.
Where to watch The Legend of 1900
Rent: Amazon Video
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Cast
- Tim Roth as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Max Tooney
- Mélanie Thierry as The Girl
- Bill Nunn as Danny Boodmann
- Gabriele Lavia as Farmer
- Clarence Williams III as Jelly Roll Morton
- Peter Vaughan as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- Niall O'Brien as Harbor Master
- Alberto Vazquez as Mexican Stoker
- Luca De Luigi as Neapolitan Stoker
- Femi Elufowoju Jr. as Black Stoker
- Nigel Fan as Chinese Stoker