Music of the Heart backdrop

Music of the Heart 1999 Directed by Wes Craven

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

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

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Drama , Music
Production Companies Miramax , Craven-Maddalena Films
Budget $27,000,000
Revenue $14,859,394
Release Date 29 October 1999
124 mins
Cast
Meryl Streep Roberta
Henry Dinhofer Lexi at 5
Robert Ari Supervisor
Teddy Coluca Taxi Driver
Josh Pais Dennis
Barbara Gonzalez Janet's Secretary
Jade Yorker DeSean at 11
Victoria Gómez Lucy at 10
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman Guadalupe at 9
Rosalyn Coleman Mrs. Adisa
Kevin Miller Hall Boy
Iraida Polanco Landlady
Asha Sapp Tanisha
Betsy Aidem Mrs. Lamb
Julie Janney Flight Attendant
Cole Hawkins Lawrence at 5
Edmund Wilkinson Sheetrock Man
Socorro Santiago Lucy's Mother
Jane Leeves Dorothea
Eva Loomis Vanessa
Melay Araya Rachel
Charlie Hofheimer Nick at 17
Kieran Culkin Lexi at 15
Olga Merediz Ramon's Mother
Christian Berreondo Ramon's Brother
Adam LeFevre Mr. Klein
Amanda Muchnick Stephanie
Ian Quinlan Carlos
Naeem Jones Toussaint
Jay O. Sanders Dan Paxton
Mateo Gómez Ramon's Father
Rosalyn Benniman Woman at Opus Meeting
Scott Cumberbatch Lawrence at 15
Majid R. Khaliq Naeem Adisa at 19
Molly Gia Foresta Guadalupe at 19
Cristina Gómez Lucy at 20
Omari Toomer DeSean at 21
Tarik Lowe Teammate #1
Justin Daly Teammate #2
Isaiah Sheffer Carnegie Hall Concert Director
Dyllon Rogers Horse Hair Boy
April Davis First Grade Girl
Sam Deutsch Violin Student
Lucy Little Violin Student
Jose Miguel Rojas Violin Student
Andrew Mayer Violin Student
Rebecca Dinhofer Violin Student
Christopher Katrandjian Violin Student
Ama Korankyi Violin Student
Chantilly Mariani Violin Student
Thomas Martin Violin Student
Derek Ambrosi Audience Member (uncredited)
Ruth Barrie Woman Shopper (uncredited)
David Chen Parent (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs Headlock Boy (uncredited)
Emily Johnson Mother of Student (uncredited)
Gabriella Loutfi Violin Student (uncredited)
John P. McGinty Naval Officer (uncredited)
Kirby Mitchell New York Times Reporter (uncredited)
Sarallen Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers Parent (uncredited)