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The Legend of 1900

An epic story of a man who could do anything... except be ordinary

1998 R 2h 50m

DramaMusic

8.2/10 TMDB Score2,496 votes · IMDb ↗

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.

Movie Details

Original titleLa leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
Release dateOct 28, 1998
StatusReleased
Original languageIT
CountryItaly
Certification (US)R
Keywordsmusical, child prodigy, ship, ocean, ocean liner, pianist, foundling

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★ 8.2/10

2,496 votes on TMDB. IMDb ratings are shown on IMDb itself — view this title on IMDb ↗.

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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.

When was The Legend of 1900 released?

The Legend of 1900 was released on Oct 28, 1998 (status: Released).

Who directed The Legend of 1900?

Giuseppe Tornatore directed The Legend of 1900.

What is the TMDB rating of The Legend of 1900?

The Legend of 1900 has a TMDB rating of 8.2/10 from 2,496 votes.