The Reckoning

The Reckoning

112 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Feb. 26, 2004

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 Reckoning

112 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Feb. 26, 2004

The Reckoning
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Renaissance Films, Kanzaman, M.D.A. Films S.L.
Original title The Reckoning
Directors Susanna Lenton, Paul McGuigan
Writers Barry Unsworth, Mark Mills

Cast

Paul Bettany

as Nicholas

Willem Dafoe

as Martin

Tom Hardy

as Straw

Brian Cox

as Tobias

Simon McBurney

as Stephen

Luke de Woolfson

as Daniel

Gina McKee

as Sarah

Vincent Cassel

as Lord De Guise

Ewen Bremner

as Simon Damian

Mark Benton

as Sheriff

Elvira Mínguez

as Martha

Stuart Wells

as Springer

Hamish McColl

as Innkeeper

Matthew Macfadyen

as King’s Justice

Marián Aguilera

as Nicholas’ lover

Trevor Steedman

as The cuckold husband

Richard Durden

as Town Justice

Julian Barratt

as Gravedigger

Simon Pegg

as Gaoler

James Cosmo

as Lambert

Tom Georgeson

as Flint

Heathcote Williams

as Undertaker