The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900 (1998) is a drama, music film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. On Plot-hole, players averaged 0.5/5, with 18% solving the puzzle and 82% failing it, making it the #2 brutalest puzzle of 137 in the archive. 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Legend of 1900 hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- The Legend of 1900 had an average score of 0.5/5. 18% of players solved it, while 82% failed — a brutal puzzle.
- Who directed The Legend of 1900?
- The Legend of 1900 was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
- Who stars in The Legend of 1900?
- The Legend of 1900 stars Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Gabriele Lavia, Clarence Williams III, Peter Vaughan, Niall O'Brien.
- What genre is The Legend of 1900?
- The Legend of 1900 is listed under Drama, Music.
- Where does The Legend of 1900 rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- The Legend of 1900 ranks #2 of 137 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).