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20 January 2006 (Austria)
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It was good... Think Name of the Rose without the intrigue
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Steven Berkoff | ... | Inquisitor |
 | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | Martin |
 | Julie Cox | ... | Margaretha |
| Lili Gesler | ... | 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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Rated R for violence and a scene of sexuality.
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Austria:115 min
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The actors played very well, the atmosphere was very sharp, so they got the feel right. I remember reading the Name of the Rose and noticing that the movie failed to mention almost anything about the religious background of the story from the book. When watching The Headsman, I felt like they presented more of that background in detriment of the story which felt a bit rushed. But, after all, some viewers actually complained about too little information regarding the Anabaptists so I guess the movie actually showed the actions, rather than the background, just as the Name of the Rose movie.
Bottom line: it was a good script. It would have probably been better as a miniseries and with a slightly different ending, but it was a story worth knowing. You should be warned about some torture and pure human stupidevil scenes.