| The Reckoning | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Paul McGuigan |
| Written by | Barry Unsworth (novel) Mark Mills |
| Starring | Paul Bettany |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | U.K. / Spain |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Reckoning is a 2003 murder-mystery film set during the medieval period. The film is directed by Paul McGuigan and is written by Mark Mills from Barry Unsworth's 1995 novel, Morality Play. It was released in 2003. In 1380 England, a disgraced priest (Bettany) joins a traveling acting troupe and tries to solve a murder mystery by re-creating it during one of their performances. The film is rich with intrigue and atmosphere and boasts a fine supporting cast. The play also alludes to the evolution of the theatre arts from (in the period) what was strictly Biblical morality plays to dramas based on real or non-Biblical fictional subjects.
Cast
- Paul Bettany as Nicholas
- Marián Aguilera as Nicholas' Lover
- Trevor Steedman as Jealous Husband
- Simon McBurney as Stephen
- Tom Hardy as Straw
- Brian Cox as Tobias
- Willem Dafoe as Martin
- Gina McKee as Sarah
- Stuart Wells as Springer (as George Wells)
- Vincent Cassel as Lord De Guise
