Shine (1996) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Scott Hicks.

Cast

• Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott - Adult
• Noah Taylor as David Helfgott - Adolescent
• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Peter
• Lynn Redgrave as Gillian
• Googie Withers as Katharine Susannah Prichard
• Sonia Todd as Sylvia
• Nicholas Bell as Ben Rosen
• John Gielgud as Cecil Parkes
• Justin Braine as Tony
• Chris Haywood as Sam
• Alex Rafalowicz as David Helfgott - Child
• Gordon Poole as Eisteddfod Presenter
• Danielle Cox as Suzie - Child
• Rebecca Gooden as Margaret
• Marta Kaczmarek as Rachel
• John Cousins as Jim Minogue
• Paul Linkson as State Champion Announcer
• Randall Berger as Isaac Stern
• Ian Welbourne as Boy Next Door
• Kelly Bottrill as Louise - Baby
• Beverley Vaughan as Rabbi
• Phyllis Burford as Synagogue Secretary
• Daphne Grey as Society Hostess
• Edwin Hodgeman as Soviet Society Secretary
• Maria Dafneros as Sonia
• Reis Porter as Postman
• Stephen Sheehan as Roger Woodward - Younger
• Brenton Whittle as Announcer
• Marianna Doherty as Suzie - Teenager
• Camilla James as Louise - Child
• David King as Viney
• Danny Davies as Registrar
• Helen Dowell as Sarah
• Louise Dorling as Muriel
• Seán Carlsen as Student
• Richard Hansell as Ashley
• Robert Hands as Robert
• Marc Warren as Ray
• Neil Thomson as RCOM Conductor
• Ellen Cressey as Nurse

Crew

• Scott Hicks — Director
• Jan Sardi — Screenplay
• Jane Scott — Producer
• David Hirschfelder — Original Music Composer
• Geoffrey Simpson — Director of Photography

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