

The Piano
1993-05-18 · 120 min · ★ 7.4
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jane Campion
- Production companies
- CiBy 2000, Jan Chapman Productions
- Countries
- Australia, France, New Zealand
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 40,247,071
Top Cast
Holly HunterAda McGrath
Harvey KeitelGeorge Baines
Sam NeillAlisdair Stewart
Anna PaquinFlora McGrath
Cliff CurtisMana
Kerry WalkerAunt Morag
Ian MuneReverend
Geneviève LemonNessie
Pete SmithHone
Bruce AllpressBlind Piano Tuner
Rose McIverAngel
Verity GeorgeBluebeard's Wife
Stephen PappsBluebeard
Karen ColstonBluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer)
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