Drama /

Score: 73.7%( 669 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult

Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter

Lynn Redgrave
Gillian

Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia Todd
Sylvia

Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen

John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes

Justin Braine
Tony

Chris Haywood
Sam

Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child

Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter

Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child

Rebecca Gooden
Margaret

Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel

John Cousins
Jim Minogue

Paul Linkson
State Champion Announcer

Randall Berger
Isaac Stern

Ian Welbourne
Boy Next Door

Kelly Bottrill
Louise as a baby

Beverley Vaughan
Rabbi

Phyllis Burford
Synagogue Secretary

Daphne Grey
Society Hostess

Edwin Hodgeman
Soviet Society Secretary

Maria Dafneros
Sonia

Reis Porter
Postman

Stephen Sheehan
Roger Woodward (younger)

Brenton Whittle
Announcer

Marianna Doherty
Suzie as a teenager

Camilla James
Louise as a child

David King
Viney

Danny Davies
Registrar

Helen Dowell
Sarah

Louise Dorling
Muriel

Seán Carlsen
Student

Richard Hansell
Ashley

Robert Hands
Robert

Marc Warren
Ray

Neil Thomson
RCOM Conductor

Joey Kennedy
Suzie as an adult

Ellen Cressey
Nurse

Beverley Dunn
Beryl Alcott

Andy Seymour
Bar Customer

Ella Scott Lynch
Jessica

Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Rowan

John Martin
Roger Woodward (older)

Bill Boyley
Celebrant

Teresa La Rocca
Opera Singer

Lindsey Day
Opera Singer

Grant Doyle
Opera Singer

Leah Jennings
Musician

Kathy Monaghan
Musician

Mark Lawrence
Musician

Gordon Coombes
Musician

Luke Dollman
Musician

Margaret Stone
Musician

Tom Carrig
Musician

Helen Ayres
Musician

Suzi Jarratt
Vocalist

Samantha McDonald
Vocalist

Peter Osborn
Priest (uncredited)

Sandi Gardiner
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)