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The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 1998

Runtime

2h 50m

Genres

Drama, Music

User Score

83%

Original Title

La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano

Production Companies

Medusa Film, Sciarlò

Director

Giuseppe Tornatore

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$21,057,208

Description

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.