The Legend of 1900(1998)
“An epic story of a man who could do anything... except be ordinary”
Overview
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Studio
Medusa Film
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$21M
Cast
Tim Roth
as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900'
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Max Tooney
Mélanie Thierry
as The Girl
Bill Nunn
as Danny Boodmann
Gabriele Lavia
as Farmer
Clarence Williams III
as Jelly Roll Morton
Peter Vaughan
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Niall O'Brien
as Harbor Master
Alberto Vazquez
as Mexican Stoker
Luca De Luigi
as Neapolitan Stoker
Femi Elufowoju Jr.
as Black Stoker
Nigel Fan
as Chinese Stoker
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1998
Runtime
2h 50m
Language
English
Rating
8.2 / 10
Budget
$9M
Box Office
$21M
Production Companies
Medusa Film • Sciarlò
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Where can I watch The Legend of 1900?▼
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What is The Legend of 1900 about?▼
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
Who directed The Legend of 1900?▼
The Legend of 1900 was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and released in 1998. It is a drama, music film.
How long is The Legend of 1900?▼
The Legend of 1900 has a runtime of 2 hours and 50 minutes (170 minutes total).
Who stars in The Legend of 1900?▼
The cast of The Legend of 1900 includes Tim Roth as Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900', Pruitt Taylor Vince as Max Tooney, Mélanie Thierry as The Girl, Bill Nunn as Danny Boodmann, Gabriele Lavia as Farmer and more.
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