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The Reckoning
Film / 2004

The Reckoning

Directed by Paul McGuigan
CrimeDramaMystery

★ 6.4/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Paul BettanyNicholas Willem DafoeMartin Tom HardyStraw Brian CoxTobias Simon McBurneyStephen Luke de WoolfsonDaniel Gina McKeeSarah Vincent CasselLord De Guise Ewen BremnerSimon Damian Mark BentonSheriff Elvira MínguezMartha Stuart WellsSpringer
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Hamish McCollInnkeeper Matthew MacfadyenKing’s Justice Marián AguileraNicholas’ lover Trevor SteedmanThe cuckold husband Richard DurdenTown Justice Julian BarrattGravedigger Simon PeggGaoler James CosmoLambert Tom GeorgesonFlint Heathcote WilliamsUndertaker

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