---
title: 'Shine (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Scott Hicks'
released: '1996-01-21'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shine-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117631/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shine (1996)

1996 · 101 min · Drama, History, Music, Romance · Australia


## Synopsis

Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical psychological drama film directed by Scott Hicks from a screenplay by Jan Sardi, based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. The film stars Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor as the adult and adolescent Helfgott, respectively, while Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, and John Gielgud appear in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Scott Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-hicks)
- **Screenplay:** [Scott Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-hicks), [Jan Sardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-sardi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Hirschfelder](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hirschfelder)
- **Producer:** [Jane Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-simpson)
- **Editor:** [Pip Karmel](https://cinepixo.com/people/pip-karmel)

## Cast

- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush) as David Helfgott
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl) as Elias Peter Helfgott
- [Alex Rafalowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-rafalowicz) as David Helfgott
- [Noah Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-taylor) as David Helfgott
- [John Gielgud](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gielgud) as Cecil Parkes
- [Nicholas Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-bell) as Ben Rosen
- [Sonia Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-todd) as Sylvia
- [Googie Withers](https://cinepixo.com/people/googie-withers) as Katharine Susannah Prichard
- [Lynn Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-redgrave) as Gillian Murray
- [Marc Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-warren) as Ray
- [Chris Haywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-haywood) as Sam
- [Ella Scott Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ella-scott-lynch) as Jessica

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shine-1996
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