Music of the Heart (1999)

Released: 1999-10-29 Duration: 2hr 4min

Genres: Drama Music

Rating 6.7

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She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.

Overview

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

Production Companies

Craven-Maddalena Films

Miramax

Additional Info

Budget	$27,000,000.00
Revenue	$14,859,394.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	8.391

Directed By

Wes Craven

Crew

Screenplay
Pamela Gray

Director
Wes Craven

Casting
Avy Kaufman

Art Direction
Beth Kuhn

Unit Publicist
Peggy Mulloy

Director of Photography
Peter Deming

Producer
Susan Kaplan

Costume Design
Susan Lyall

Music
Mason Daring

Producer
Walter Scheuer

Editor
Gregg Featherman

Producer
Marianne Maddalena

Editor
Patrick Lussier

Script Supervisor
Sheila Waldron

Producer
Allan Miller

Production Design
Bruce Alan Miller

Set Decoration
George DeTitta Jr.

Stand In
Frank Anello

Co-Producer
Stuart M. Besser

Associate Producer
Nicholas Mastandrea

Co-Producer
Sandy Gallin

Executive Producer
Amy Slotnick

Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein

Co-Producer
Meryl Poster

Associate Producer
Daniel K. Arredondo

Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein

Stunt Coordinator
Peter Bucossi

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