Movie · drama, music
Music of the Heart
1999 · 2h 4m · PG
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What is it about? Music of the Heart
She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Genres: drama, music. Themes: violin, music teacher, biography, violinist, school teacher, harlem, new york city.
Cast and crew Music of the Heart
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Creators
- Directed byWes Craven
- ScreenplayPamela Gray
- MusicMason Daring
- CinematographyPeter Deming
- EditingGregg Featherman
- EditingPatrick Lussier
Full cast and crew96 cast members, 37 crew
Cast:
- Meryl Streep · Roberta
- Aidan Quinn · Brian
- Angela Bassett · Janet
- Gloria Estefan · Isabel
- Cloris Leachman · Assunta
- Josh Pais · Dennis
- Jane Leeves · Dorothea
- Kieran Culkin · Lexi at 15
- Charlie Hofheimer · Nick at 17
- Jay O. Sanders · Dan Paxton
- Henry Dinhofer · Lexi at 5
- Michael Angarano · Nick at 7
- Robert Ari · Supervisor
- Teddy Coluca · Taxi Driver
- Barbara Gonzalez · Janet's Secretary
- Jade Yorker · DeSean at 11
- Victoria Gómez · Lucy at 10
- Justin Pierre Edmund · Bongo Kid
- Justin 'DJ' Spaulding · Naeem at 9
- Zoe Sternbach-Taubman · Guadalupe at 9
- Christopher Lopez · Adam
- Ruben Jared Seraballs · James
- Lucy Nonas-Barnes · Becky
- Rosalyn Coleman · Adisa
- Kevin Miller · Hall Boy
- Hazel Medina · Alice
- Iraida Polanco · Landlady
- Asha Sapp · Tanisha
- Betsy Aidem · Lamb
- Julie Janney · Flight Attendant
- Cole Hawkins · Lawrence at 5
- Arthur French · Ernie
- Edmund Wilkinson · Sheetrock Man
- French Napier · Painter
- Socorro Santiago · Lucy's Mother
- Dominic Walters · Justin
- Jean-Luke Figueroa · Ramon
- Sam Fox Royston · Leonard
- Eva Loomis · Vanessa
- Melay Araya · Rachel
Crew:
- Pamela Gray · Screenplay
- Wes Craven · Director
- Avy Kaufman · Casting
- Peter Deming · Director of Photography
- Susan Kaplan · Producer
- Susan Lyall · Costume Design
- Walter Scheuer · Producer
- Gregg Featherman · Editor
- Marianne Maddalena · Producer
- Patrick Lussier · Editor
- Allan Miller · Producer
- Bruce Alan Miller · Production Design
- Amy Slotnick · Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein · Executive Producer
- Harvey Weinstein · Executive Producer
- Mason Daring · Original Music Composer
Trailer Music of the Heart
ENMusic of the Heart | Official Trailer (HD) - Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett | MIRAMAXMarch 14, 2016
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Details Music of the Heart
- Premiere
- September 6, 1999, Italy
- First theatrical release
- October 29, 1999
- Release in the US
- October 29, 1999
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $27M
- Worldwide gross
- $14.9M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Music of the Heart?
2h 4m (124 minutes).
Who’s in Music of the Heart?
Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan, Cloris Leachman, Josh Pais, Jane Leeves, Kieran Culkin, Charlie Hofheimer, and Jay O. Sanders. Directed by Wes Craven.
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