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The Piano
The Piano

The Piano

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DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$7000000

Revenue

$40200000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.386/10

Release Date

18 May 1993

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ada McGrath

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

George Baines

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Alisdair Stewart

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Flora McGrath

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Mana

Kerry Walker

Kerry Walker

Aunt Morag

Ian Mune

Ian Mune

Reverend

Geneviève Lemon

Geneviève Lemon

Nessie

Pete Smith

Pete Smith

Hone

Bruce Allpress

Bruce Allpress

Blind Piano Tuner

Rose McIver

Rose McIver

Angel

Verity George

Verity George

Bluebeard's Wife

Stephen Papps

Stephen Papps

Bluebeard

Karen Colston

Karen Colston

Bluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer)

Eddie Campbell

Eddie Campbell

Seaman

Te Whatanui Skipwith

Te Whatanui Skipwith

Chief Nihe

Tungia Baker

Tungia Baker

Hira

Neil Gudsell

Neil Gudsell

Tahu

Jon Sperry

Jon Sperry

Taunting Man

Greg Mayor

Greg Mayor

Tipi

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