1999
She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.
6.7
217
October 29, 1999
2h 4m
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
Original Title
Music of the Heart
Spoken Languages
English, Spanish
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$27,000,000
Revenue
$14,859,394
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Production Companies
Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax
Director
Wes Craven
Writer
N/A
Producer
Susan Kaplan, Walter Scheuer, Marianne Maddalena, Allan Miller
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
Pamela Gray
Meryl Streep
Role: Roberta
Cloris Leachman
Role: Assunta
Henry Dinhofer
Role: Lexi at 5
Michael Angarano
Role: Nick at 7
Robert Ari
Role: Supervisor
Aidan Quinn
Role: Brian
Teddy Coluca
Role: Taxi Driver
Angela Bassett
Role: Janet
Josh Pais
Role: Dennis
Barbara Gonzalez
Role: Janet's Secretary
Jade Yorker
Role: DeSean at 11
Victoria Gómez
Role: Lucy at 10
Justin Pierre Edmund
Role: Bongo Kid
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Role: Naeem at 9
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
Role: Guadalupe at 9
Christopher Lopez
Role: Adam
Ruben Jared Seraballs
Role: James
Lucy Nonas-Barnes
Role: Becky
Rosalyn Coleman
Role: Mrs. Adisa
Kevin Miller
Role: Hall Boy
Hazel Medina
Role: Alice
Gloria Estefan
Role: Isabel
Iraida Polanco
Role: Landlady
Asha Sapp
Role: Tanisha
Betsy Aidem
Role: Mrs. Lamb
Julie Janney
Role: Flight Attendant
Cole Hawkins
Role: Lawrence at 5
Arthur French
Role: Ernie
Edmund Wilkinson
Role: Sheetrock Man
French Napier
Role: Painter
Socorro Santiago
Role: Lucy's Mother
Dominic Walters
Role: Justin
Jean-Luke Figueroa
Role: Ramon
Sam Fox Royston
Role: Leonard
Jane Leeves
Role: Dorothea
Eva Loomis
Role: Vanessa
Melay Araya
Role: Rachel
Charlie Hofheimer
Role: Nick at 17
Kieran Culkin
Role: Lexi at 15
Asease Korankyi
Role: Shandra
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Role: Beverly
Olga Merediz
Role: Ramon's Mother
Christian Berreondo
Role: Ramon's Brother
Leilani Irvin
Role: Myesha
Sophia Guaspari
Role: Rosario
Adam LeFevre
Role: Mr. Klein
Rafael John Alan Hines
Role: Simon
Jordan Ware
Role: Kenny
Amanda Muchnick
Role: Stephanie
Ian Quinlan
Role: Carlos
Naeem Jones
Role: Toussaint
Jay O. Sanders
Role: Dan Paxton
Mateo Gómez
Role: Ramon's Father
Rosalyn Benniman
Role: Woman at Opus Meeting
Leon Addison Brown
Role: Mr. Adams
Arnold Steinhardt
Role: Self
Scott Cumberbatch
Role: Lawrence at 15
Majid R. Khaliq
Role: Naeem Adisa at 19
Molly Gia Foresta
Role: Guadalupe at 19
Cristina Gómez
Role: Lucy at 20
Omari Toomer
Role: DeSean at 21
Tarik Lowe
Role: Teammate #1
Justin Daly
Role: Teammate #2
Isaac Stern
Role: Self
Isaiah Sheffer
Role: Carnegie Hall Concert Director
Mark O'Connor
Role: Self
Michael Tree
Role: Self
Charles Veal Jr.
Role: Self
Karen Briggs
Role: Self
Itzhak Perlman
Role: Self
Sandra Park
Role: Self
Diane Monroe
Role: Self
Joshua Bell
Role: Self
Jonathan Feldman
Role: Self
Dyllon Rogers
Role: Horse Hair Boy
April Davis
Role: First Grade Girl
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
Role: Frog Hair Boy
Sam Deutsch
Role: Violin Student
Lucy Little
Role: Violin Student
Jose Miguel Rojas
Role: Violin Student
Andrew Mayer
Role: Violin Student
Rebecca Dinhofer
Role: Violin Student
Christopher Katrandjian
Role: Violin Student
Ama Korankyi
Role: Violin Student
Chantilly Mariani
Role: Violin Student
Thomas Martin
Role: Violin Student
Derek Ambrosi
Role: Audience Member (uncredited)
Ruth Barrie
Role: Woman Shopper (uncredited)
David Chen
Role: Parent (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs
Role: Headlock Boy (uncredited)
Emily Johnson
Role: Mother of Student (uncredited)
Gabriella Loutfi
Role: Violin Student (uncredited)
John P. McGinty
Role: Naval Officer (uncredited)
Kirby Mitchell
Role: New York Times Reporter (uncredited)
Sarallen
Role: Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
Role: Parent (uncredited)
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