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The Piano
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
Details
Budget
$7000000
Revenue
$40200000
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
1993-05-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1536
Vote Average
7.392
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Holly Hunter
Ada McGrath
Harvey Keitel
George Baines
Sam Neill
Alisdair Stewart
Anna Paquin
Flora McGrath
Cliff Curtis
Mana
Kerry Walker
Aunt Morag
Ian Mune
Reverend
Geneviève Lemon
Nessie
Pete Smith
Hone
Bruce Allpress
Blind Piano Tuner
Rose McIver
Angel
Verity George
Bluebeard's Wife
Stephen Papps
Bluebeard
Karen Colston
Bluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer)
Eddie Campbell
Seaman
Te Whatanui Skipwith
Chief Nihe
Tungia Baker
Hira
Neil Gudsell
Tahu
Jon Sperry
Taunting Man
Greg Mayor
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