Release Date
March 5, 2004 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
August 3, 2004 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Paul McGuigan
Writer
Mark Mills
Cast
Rafa Izuzkiza, Teresa Berganza, Ewen Bremner, Hamish McColl, Tom Georgeson, Mark Benton, Luke de Woolfson, Matthew MacFadyen, Stuart Wells, Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Gina McKee, Simon McBurney, Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe
Studio
Running Time
110 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some sexuality and violent images
On the run in the dead of winter, a fugitive priest named Nicholas (Paul Bettany), joins with a troupe of traveling actors led by the charismatic Martin (Willem Dafoe). Lost in the woods, the group arrives at a village, where the actors encounter a woman named Martha being sentenced to death for the murder of a young boy. Under Martin's leadership, the actors defy tradition, discarding their usual Biblical plays, and instead, decide to stage... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
While Paul Bettany is still best known for his comic performance in A Knight's Tale, he continues to prove that he has a sweet taste for more serious fare. Following terrific but understated performances in A Beautiful Mind, Dogville and Master and Commander, he excels in the medieval murder mystery The Reckoning. Full movie review »
