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In 14th Century England, this powerful tale of redemption follows a fugitive priest (Paul Bettany) who falls in with a troupe of travelling actors (led by Willem Dafoe). As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover that the townspeople know the woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The stage becomes a place where vital human truth is told. The fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice, thereby redeeming himself.
Original Release
08/06/2003
US Release
03/05/2004
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Bettany | Nicholas |
Marian Aguilera | Nicholas' Lover / Nicholas’ lover |
Trevor Steedman | Jealous Husband / The cuckold husband |
Simon McBurney | Stephen |
Tom Hardy | Straw |
Brian Cox | Tobias |
Willem Dafoe | Martin |
Gina McKee | Sarah |
Stuart Wells | Springer |
Vincent Cassel | Lord De Guise |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Bettany | Nicholas |
Marian Aguilera | Nicholas' Lover / Nicholas’ lover |
Trevor Steedman | Jealous Husband / The cuckold husband |
Simon McBurney | Stephen |
Tom Hardy | Straw |
Brian Cox | Tobias |
Willem Dafoe | Martin |
Gina McKee | Sarah |
Stuart Wells | Springer |
Vincent Cassel | Lord De Guise |
Elvira Minguez | Martha |
Richard Durden | Town Justice |
Ewen Bremner | Simon Damian |
Mark Benton | Sheriff |
Hamish McColl | Innkeeper |
Matthew MacFadyen | King's Justice / King’s Justice |
Luke de Woolfson | Daniel |
Niall Buggy | Priest |
Julian Barratt | Gravedigger |
Luisa Requena Baron | Baker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stephen Evans | Executive Producer |
Angus Finney | Executive Producer |
Mark Albela | Producer |
Sarah Halioua | Producer |
Denise O'Dell | Producer |
Andrew Warren | Producer |
Caroline Wood | Producer |