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The Legend of 1900
1998
· Movie
· 169 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1562
- IMDb #360
- Google retired #204
- Metacritic #1734
- Letterboxd #571
- Metacritic Critics #2662
+2 more
- Metacritic Audience #445
- Criticker #416
Every rating
58–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 58, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 58, everyone else 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A baby is discovered abandoned on a luxury ocean liner and is raised by the ship's crew. He never leaves the ship, and grows up to become a piano prodigy, known only as 1900. His legendary talent for jazz captivates every passenger who hears him, but his fear of the infinite world beyond the ship's deck keeps him bound to the vessel his entire life.
Details
- Director
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Writers
- Alessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore
- Based on
- Novecento by Alessandro Baricco
- Studio
- Medusa Film, Sciarlò
- Released
- 28 October 1998
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- English, French, Italian
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $9.0M
- Box office
- $21.1M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Best Art Direction and Production Design 2000 | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Francesco Frigeri, Bruno Cesari | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film 2000 | Best Foreign Film | Giuseppe Tornatore | Winner |
| Best Original Score 2000 | Best Original Score | Ennio Morricone | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer (also for Sunshine ) 1999 | Best Cinematographer (also for Sunshine ) | Lajos Koltai | Winner |
| Best Cinematography 1999 | Best Cinematography | Lajos Koltai | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design 1999 | Best Costume Design | Maurizio Millenotti | Winner |
| Best Director 1999 | Best Director | Giuseppe Tornatore | Winner |
| Best Film 1999 | Best Film | The Legend of 1900 | Nominee |
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Best Cinematographer (also for Sunshine )
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematographer (also for Sunshine ) | Lajos Koltai | Winner |
Best Costume Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Maurizio Millenotti | Winner |
Best Director
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Giuseppe Tornatore | Winner |
Best Foreign Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Giuseppe Tornatore | Winner |
Best Music
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music | Ennio Morricone | Winner |
Best Original Score
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Ennio Morricone | Winner |
Best Producer
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Producer | Francesco Tornatore | Winner |
Best Production Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Francesco Frigeri | Winner |
Scholars Jury David
1 nomination, 1 won
| Scholars Jury David | Giuseppe Tornatore | Winner |
Special Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Award | Ennio Morricone | Winner |
Best Art Direction and Production Design
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Francesco Frigeri, Bruno Cesari | Nominee |
Best Cinematography
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Lajos Koltai | Nominee |
Best Film
1 nomination
| Best Film | The Legend of 1900 | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Giuseppe Tornatore | Nominee |