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20 January 2006 (Austria) morePlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Very good acting - great story moreCast
(Credited cast) | Steven Berkoff | ... | Inquisitor |
 | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | Martin |
 | Julie Cox | ... | Margaretha |
| Lili Geszler | ... | Librarian's daughter |
| Patrick Godfrey | ... | Bertram |
 | Anastasia Griffith | ... | Anna |
 | Lee Ingleby | ... | Bernhard |
 | Eddie Marsan | ... | Fabio |
| Joe Mason | ... | Jakob |
| Peter McDonald | ... | Georg |
| John Shrapnel | ... | Archbishop |
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Shadow of the Sword (Germany) (DVD title) (International: English title)Henker (Austria)
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Rated R for violence and a scene of sexuality.Parents Guide:
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Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-15 | USA:RFAQ
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I love historical films, even the bad ones. But this movie is one of the best. It hits the dark and depressing atmosphere in the shadow of the all-mighty catholic church well. The acting is on a high level by all actors, especially Coaster-Waldau and McDonald. Coaster-Waldau seems to be getting more and more to a main actor in movies. After seeing him alongside Bettany (another shooting star) in Wimbledon and Firewall, I was expecting a lot. And I was not disappointed. But I was most surprised by McDonald, never heard of him before, and his acting as a troubled prior torn between his duty and friendship.
So if you want to see a great movie set in the middle-ages, buy or rent both "The Reckoning" and "The Headsman".