Shine
August 15, 1996
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 and crew
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Scott Hicks
Director
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
JB
Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Sam
AR
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
GP
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
DC
Danielle Cox
Suzie as a child
RG
Rebecca Gooden
Margaret
Marta Kaczmarek
Rachel
JC
John Cousins
Jim Minogue
PL
Paul Linkson
State Champion Announcer
RB
Randall Berger
Isaac Stern
IW
Ian Welbourne
Boy Next Door
KB
Kelly Bottrill
Louise as a baby
BV
Beverley Vaughan
Rabbi
PB
Phyllis Burford
Synagogue Secretary
DG
Daphne Grey
Society Hostess
Edwin Hodgeman
Soviet Society Secretary
MD
Maria Dafneros
Sonia
RP
Reis Porter
Postman
SS
Stephen Sheehan
Roger Woodward (younger)
BW
Brenton Whittle
Announcer
MD
Marianna Doherty
Suzie as a teenager
CJ
Camilla James
Louise as a child
DK
David King
Viney
DD
Danny Davies
Registrar
HD
Helen Dowell
Sarah
LD
Louise Dorling
Muriel
SC
Seán Carlsen
Student
Richard Hansell
Ashley
Robert Hands
Robert
Marc Warren
Ray
NT
Neil Thomson
RCOM Conductor
Joey Kennedy
Suzie as an adult
EC
Ellen Cressey
Nurse
BD
Beverley Dunn
Beryl Alcott
AS
Andy Seymour
Bar Customer
Ella Scott Lynch
Jessica
JH
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Rowan
JM
John Martin
Roger Woodward (older)
BB
Bill Boyley
Celebrant
TLR
Teresa La Rocca
Opera Singer
LD
Lindsey Day
Opera Singer
GD
Grant Doyle
Opera Singer
LJ
Leah Jennings
Musician
KM
Kathy Monaghan
Musician
ML
Mark Lawrence
Musician
GC
Gordon Coombes
Musician
LD
Luke Dollman
Musician
MS
Margaret Stone
Musician
TC
Tom Carrig
Musician
HA
Helen Ayres
Musician
SJ
Suzi Jarratt
Vocalist
SM
Samantha McDonald
Vocalist
PO
Peter Osborn
Priest (uncredited)
Sandi Gardiner
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)