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)
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