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The Reckoning

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

The truth shall come to light.

2004•1h 52m•

★6.4(119 ratings)

CrimeDramaMystery

Overview

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.

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Main Cast

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Nicholas

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Martin

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Straw

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Tobias

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Stephen

Luke de Woolfson

Luke de Woolfson

Daniel

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Sarah

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Lord De Guise

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Simon Damian

Mark Benton

Mark Benton

Sheriff

Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez

Martha

Stuart Wells

Stuart Wells

Springer

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Paul McGuigan
Script Supervisor: Susanna Lenton

Writing

Novel: Barry Unsworth
Screenplay: Mark Mills

Production

Producer: Caroline Wood
Casting: Jina Jay
Executive Producer: Stephen Evans
Executive Producer: Angus Finney
Producer: Sarah Halioua
Producer: Denise O'Dell

Music & Sound

Boom Operator: John Hughes
Original Music Composer: Adrian Lee
Original Music Composer: Mark Mancina
Foley Artist: Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist: Ruth Sullivan
Foley Artist: Ricky Butt

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Peter Sova
Steadicam Operator: Keith Sewell

Editing

Editor: Andrew Hulme

Art Direction

Art Direction: Julian Ashby
Art Direction: Jordi Yria Roca
Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Production Design: Andrew McAlpine
Supervising Art Director: John Ralph

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Yvonne Blake
Makeup Artist: María del Carmen Clavel
Makeup Artist: Sue Ignatius

Visual Effects

Digital Compositor: Mark Bakowski

Keywords

based on novel or bookenglandhopevillagebiblemurderpriestfugitiveperiod dramajusticedeathwitchcraftevilmedievaltheatrical troupe14th centuryactor1380srigor mortismortal sin

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The truth shall come to light."

#2

The runtime is 112 minutes (1h 52m).

#3

It was a co-production between: Spain, United Kingdom.

#4

The film was directed by Paul McGuigan.

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The screenplay was written by Mark Mills.

#6

The score was composed by Adrian Lee.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Peter Sova.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0258816.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

119 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Reckoning

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Spain, United Kingdom

Production Companies:

Renaissance Films

M.D.A. Films S.L.

KanZaman Productions

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