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The Legend of 1900 (1998)StorylineShortly after the Second World War, Max, a transplanted American, visits an English pawn shop to sell his trumpet. The shopkeeper recognizes the tune Max plays as one on a wax master of an unreleased recording, discovered and restored from shards found in a piano salvaged from a cruise ship turned hospital ship, now slated for demolition. This chance discovery prompts a story from Max, which he relates both to the shopkeeper and later to the official responsible for the doomed vessel, for Max is a born storyteller. Though now down on his luck and disillusioned by his wartime experiences, the New Orleans-born Max was once an enthusiastic and gifted young jazz musician, whose longest gig was several years with the house band aboard the Virginian, a posh cruise ship. While gaining his sea legs, he was befriended by another young man, the pianist in the same band, whose long unlikely name was Danny Boodman T.D... Written by GMBaxter Plot Summary | Add SynopsisPlot Keywords:Ship | 1900s | Piano | Immigrant | Jazz | »Taglines:An epic story of a man who could do anything... except be ordinary. »Genres:Drama | Music | RomanceMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)Rated R for language See all certifications »Parents Guide:View content advisory »DetailsCountry:ItalyLanguage:English | French (only a few words)Release Date:(Italy) »Also Known As:La légende du pianiste sur l'océan »Filming Locations:Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy »Box OfficeBudget:$9,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:$39,200 (USA) (31 October 1999) (5 Screens)Gross:$259,127 (USA) (12 December 1999)Company CreditsProduction Co:Medusa Produzione, Sciarlò » Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro » Technical SpecsRuntime:| (international version)Sound Mix:Dolby DigitalColor:ColorAspect Ratio:2.35 : 1Did You Know?TriviaThere was actually a registered ship named the SS Virginian which was built in 1904 and scrapped around 1954. The ship had one funnel with the Allan Liner's colors on it. The SS Virginian also had a vital part in the Titanic disaster in April 1912 as she was reported near the vicinity of the sinking and within radio contact. »GoofsAnachronisms: The recording equipment used for making the record was clearly acoustic in nature, showing large horns. This type of recording was largely replaced in 1925 by electrical recording, using microphones. Yet the recording was made somewhere between 1927 and 1933, according to Tooney's story. Furthermore, the recording engineer played back the matrix immediately; this would have ruined the matrix, which was cut in wax. In those days, immediate playback was only possible using a 2nd set of equipment expressly for that purpose. »Quotes[first lines]Max: I still ask myself if I did the right thing when I abandoned his floating city. And I don't mean only for the work. The fact is, a friend like that, a real friend - you won't meet one again. If you just decide to hang up your sea legs, if you just want to feel something more solid beneath your feet - and it's then you no longer hear the music of the gods around you... » ConnectionsVersion of Novecento (2006) »Soundtracks"Jungle Blues"Written by Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (as Fred Morton) Edizioni Chappell s.r.l » |
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