Crime ·Drama ·Mystery · Spain · 2004 · 1h 52m

The Reckoning

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Director
Paul McGuigan
Cast
Paul Bettany as Nicholas Willem Dafoe as Martin Tom Hardy as Straw Brian Cox as Tobias Simon McBurney as Stephen Luke de Woolfson as Daniel
Crew
Peter Sova — Director of Photography Andrew Hulme — Editor Adrian Lee — Original Music Composer Mark Mancina — Original Music Composer Mark Mills — Screenplay Barry Unsworth — Novel
Tagline

The truth shall come to light.

Synopsis

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

Trailer The Reckoning — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookenglandhopevillagebiblemurderpriestfugitiveperiod dramajusticedeathwitchcraft
Key Collaborators
Paul McGuigan Director Peter Sova Director of Photography Andrew Hulme Editor Adrian Lee Original Music Composer Mark Mancina Original Music Composer Mark Mills Screenplay Barry Unsworth Novel Caroline Wood Producer Sarah Halioua Producer Denise O'Dell Producer Andrew McAlpine Production Design Yvonne Blake Costume Design
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