Simon Magus

Simon Magus

101 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Feb. 17, 1999

Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise

Simon Magus

101 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Feb. 17, 1999

Simon Magus
Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers ARP Sélection, Arts Council of England, Goldwyn Films, Lucky Red, Film Four International, Jonescompany Productions, Hollywood Partners
Original title Simon Magus
Directors Ben Hopkins
Writers Rob Cheek, Ben Hopkins

Cast

Noah Taylor

as Simon

Stuart Townsend

as Dovid Bendal

Sean McGinley

as Maximillian Hase

Embeth Davidtz

as Leah

Amanda Ryan

as Sarah

Rutger Hauer

as Count Albrecht, the Squire

Ian Holm

as Sirius / Boris / The Devil

Terence Rigby

as Bratislav

Toby Jones

as Buchholz

Jim Dunk

as Saul

Ursula Jones

as Rebecca

Cyril Shaps

as Chiam

David de Keyser

as Rabbi

Ken Drury

as Priest

Tom Fisher

as Thomas

Walter Sparrow

as Benjamin

Jean Anderson

as Roise

Kathryn Hunter

as Grandmother

Maggie Steed

as Muttchen

Mimi Potworowska

as Angel

Barry Davis

as Samuel the Cook

Frank Chersky

as Feyder the Forester

Lawrence Werber

as Zeidel the Carter

Hayley Carmichael

as Rabbit Woman

Phil McKee

as Railwayman

Brendan Charleson

as Hireling

Nitzan Sharron

as Joshua aged 21

Joseph England

as Elijah

Joel Freeman

as Aaron

Nathan Grower

as Anshel

Zoe Buckman

as Beyle

Camilla Mars

as Shifrah

Joshua Morris

as Getsl

Jacob Morris

as Simcha

Lexi Rose

as Miryem

Thomas Ingram

as Gimpel

James Lewys Cox

as Young Joshua

Linden Watts

as Matthis

Georgia Isla Graham

as Railwayman's Daughter

Sam Davies

as Joseph