Release Date
December 25, 1998 (LA/NY)
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer
Giuseppe Tornatore, Alessandro Baricco
Cast
Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Melanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Peter Vaughan, Clarence Williams, Noriko Aida, Niall O'Brien
Studio
Running Time
121 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language
The story of an individual who is born and raised on a ship, learning about people and the outside world through interactions with the ship's rotating passengers, THE LEGEND OF 1900 comes from director Guiseppe Tornatore. When a deckhand, Boodman (Bill Nunn), discovers a newborn baby on January 1, 1900, he Christens him Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900. A freak accident takes the life of the older Boodman, and 1900 (Tim Roth) is looked after... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Tim Roth, probably one of the most overlooked actors in Hollywood today, stars as the title character in "The Legend of 1900," an elegant movie about a young man named 1900 - yes, that's his name - who has lived his entire life on a cruise ship. Full movie review »
