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Black Death -- Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is tasked with learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village.

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Director:
Christopher Smith
Writer:
Dario Poloni (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 June 2010 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama | Horror | Mystery See more »
Tagline:
In an age of darkness one man will face the ultimate battle against evil. See more »
Plot:
Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Eddie Redmayne ... Osmund
Daniel Steiner ... Monk

David Warner ... Abbot

Kimberley Nixon ... Averill
Tobias Kasimirowicz ... Grimbold

Emun Elliott ... Swire

Sean Bean ... Ulrich

Johnny Harris ... Mold

Andy Nyman ... Dalywag

Tygo Gernandt ... Ivo

John Lynch ... Wolfstan
Jamie Ballard ... Griff
Keith Dunphy ... Witch Finder
Marianne Graffam ... Suspected Witch

Tim McInnerny ... Hob
Ines Marie Westernströer ... Bel (as Ines Westernströer)
Nike Martens ... Elena

Carice van Houten ... Langiva
Peter Wolf ... Husband
Alex Tondowski ... Maldoror
Thorsten Querner ... Fitch
Gotthard Lange ... Labourer
Emily Fleischer ... Girl in Forest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Hentschel ... Bailiff Villager Man (uncredited)
David Masterson ... Man in Village (uncredited)
Andrea Ummenberger ... Women Who Begs to the Men and Averill (uncredited)
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Directed by
Christopher Smith 
 
Writing credits
Dario Poloni (screenplay)

Produced by
Matthew Baker .... associate producer
Stephanie Bamberg .... assistant producer
Robert Bernstein .... producer
Luke Carey .... assistant producer: Zephyr Films
Chris Curling .... executive producer
Matt Delargy .... co-producer
Undine Filter .... junior producer: Egoli Tossell Fil
Regina Frankenberger .... junior producer: Egoli Tossell Fil
Marc Hansell .... associate producer
Udo Happel .... line producer
Tim Haslam .... executive producer
Frank Lehmann .... associate producer
Jens Meurer .... producer
Douglas Rae .... producer
Phil Robertson .... producer
James Saynor .... co-producer
Judy Tossell .... executive producer
Jona Wirbeleit .... assistant producer
Mark Woolley .... executive producer
Marc Wächter .... line producer: Egoli Tossell Film
 
Original Music by
Christian Henson 
 
Cinematography by
Sebastian Edschmid (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Stuart Gazzard 
 
Casting by
Karen Lindsay-Stewart 
 
Production Design by
John Frankish 
 
Art Direction by
Jens Löckmann 
 
Set Decoration by
Sarah Horton 
 
Costume Design by
Petra Wellenstein 
 
Makeup Department
Anna Sophie Evenkamp .... makeup artist: estras (as Anna Evenkamp)
Juliane Hübner .... makeup artist
Mark Keetch .... special makeup effects artist
Marika Knappe .... additional makeup artist: crowd
Chris Kunzmann .... special makeup effects designer
Sandra Leutert .... makeup artist: extras
Cornelia Musiol .... additional makeup artist: crowd (as Conny Musiol)
Jekaterina Oertel .... make-up designer
Thommy Opatz .... special makeup effects artist (as Tommy Opatz)
Paul Schmidt .... key hair stylist
Paul Schmidt .... key makeup artist
Petra Weiss .... assistant to special makeup effects designer: Chris Kunzmann
Ariane Wisniewski .... additional makeup artist: crowd
 
Production Management
Henry Rehorek .... production manager
Michael Reuter .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benedikt Bothe .... third assistant director
Cosima Lohse .... second second assistant director
Kerric Macdonald .... second unit director
Barrie McCulloch .... first assistant director
Tine Rogoll .... second assistant director (as Christine Rogoll)
 
Art Department
Pablo Alza .... head painter
Thomas Bertram .... set dresser
Katharina Blei .... painter
Katharina Blei .... sculptor
Stephen Bream .... set designer
Norbert Buchmann .... carpenter
Norbert Buchmann .... stagehand
Ludolf Böhm .... set dresser
Laura Carleton .... storyboard artist
Marco Eckert .... carpenter (as Marko Eckert)
Michael Fechner .... prop buyer: prep
Michael Fechner .... property master
Marcus Göppner .... set designer
Matte Göse .... carpenter
Christian Hochtritt .... assistant set dresser
Christian Hochtritt .... storeman
Brita Hofmann .... supervising painter
Brita Hofmann .... supervising sculptor
Björn Holzhausen .... stand-by props
Axel Kahnt .... stand-by props
Britta Koch .... lead set dresser
Robert Makolies .... head sculptor
Sebastian Nodes .... carpenter
Dan Paschen .... stand-by carpenter (as Daniel Paschen)
Dan Paschen .... stand-by painter (as Daniel Paschen)
Stefan Rohner .... set dresser
Jan Rott .... prop buyer
Alexander Schauer .... head carpenter
Harald Schuster .... supervising carpenter (as Harry Schuster)
Christoph Sieber .... carpenter
Florian Siegert .... carpenter
Frantisek Sloup .... stand-by carpenter
Frantisek Sloup .... stand-by painter
Hans Stadler .... carpenter
Ulf Thiele .... blacksmith
Karen Thomá .... art department assistant
Hartmut Weigt .... carpenter
Siguna Wiehr .... painter
David Allcock .... concept artist (uncredited)
Peter Popken .... illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Axel Arft .... sound recordist
Bilge Bingul .... sound recordist: second unit (as Bilge Bingül)
Alexander Buck .... dialogue editor
Ben Carr .... adr recordist: UK, Art4noise
Jan Cziharz .... sound effects editor
Tom Deane .... adr recordist: UK, Mayflower Studios
Adele Fletcher .... adr editor (as Adèle Fletcher)
Oliver Hemm .... boom operator
Jaap Jellema .... adr recordist: Holland, Warnier Studio
Stefan Korte .... sound re-recording mixer
Martin Langenbach .... foley artist
Clemens Nürnberger .... adr recordist: Germany, Basis Berlin
Tobias Poppe .... sound effects editor
Alexander Schaefer .... sound mixer: MMZ (as Alexander Schäfer)
Thomas Siegert .... re-recording mix assistant: MMZ
Thomas Siegert .... second boom operator
Kai Tebbel .... supervising sound editor
Roman Volkholz .... second foley editor
Christoph Wieczorek .... foley editor
Christoph Wieczorek .... foley recordist
Lionel Strutt .... adr coordinator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Lars Hintze .... special effects technician
Ronny Klost .... special effects technician
Thomas Thiele .... special effects floor supervisor
Mario Uy .... special effects technician
Adolf Wojtinek .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Philipp Großmann .... scanning supervisor
Michael Labus .... 3d artist: The Post Republic
Florian Obrecht .... visual effects artist: The Post Republic
Andreas Schellenberg .... visual effects supervisor: The Post Republic
Kolja Schoon .... scanning operator: NHB Hamburg
 
Stunts
Henry Ballasck .... stunts (as Henry Ballaschk)
Mattias Bark .... stunts (as Matthias Bark)
Daniel Bohn .... stunts
Jean-Loup Fourure .... stunts (as Jean Lup Fourure)
Oliver Fritsche .... head stunt rigger
Tim Gerber .... stunts
Matt Hoffmann .... stunts
Tomas Jester .... stunts (as Tom Jester)
Heiko Kiesow .... stunts
Sebastian Kniest .... stunts
Julian Kreusel .... stunts
Dominik Krüger .... stunts
Katrin Köhler .... stunts
Martin Lederer .... stunt rigger
Mike Luft .... stunts
Thorsten Pabst .... stunts
Moritz Prochnow .... stunts
Uli Richter .... stunts
Armin Sauer .... stunt coordinator
Karsten Schmidt .... stunts
Sebastian Schneider .... stunts
Mike Schramm .... stunts
Volker Schäfer .... stunts
Samir Soufi .... stunts
Markus Stach .... stunts
Steve Thiede .... stunts
Rainer Werner .... fight choreographer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bräunig .... video operator
Maximilian Linus Dreusch .... electrician (as Maximilian Dreusch)
Philipp Dönch .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matthias Ganghofer .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sandro Große .... grip (as Sandro Grosse)
Daniel Jopp .... electrician
Denny Jost .... grip
Bernd Kaser .... electrician
Elisa Knüpfer .... clapper loader: "b" camera, Belgium
Patrick Kohlmeier .... electrician
Tobias Kownatzki .... clapper loader: "a" camera
Daniel Krause .... assistant grip
Karsten Kube .... assistant grip
Stephanie Kulbach .... still photographer
Marc Lubosch .... gaffer
Moritz Martin .... best boy
Sebastian Meuschel .... director of photography: second unit
Falk Oettel .... electrician
Robert Patzelt .... camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Patzelt .... steadicam operator
Thorsten Querner .... key grip
Lars Vogtländer .... electrician (as Lars Voightländer)
Ingo Gardner .... balloon light technician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Claudia Ferse .... casting: featured and extras and stand-ins, Agentur Wanted
Silke Koch .... casting: Germany, Koch Reitz Casting
Susann Reitz .... casting: Germany, Koch Reitz Casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Silke Abendschein .... tailor
Anja Becker .... tailor (as Anja Becker-Geipel)
Sylvia Becker .... additional wardrobe
Ulrike Diallo .... tailor
Diana Dienstbier .... breakdown production assistant
Markus Ernst .... wardrobe master
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez .... costume supervisor (as Brigitte Rodriguez)
Denise Hermesmeyer .... costume intern
Melanie Hielscher .... tailor
Anna Klering .... wardrobe: extras
Nando Kniestedt .... breakdown artist
Anja Lafin .... breakdown artist
Hannah Lehmann .... tailor
Ellen-Maria Muggelberg .... additional wardrobe
Eike Neumann .... head of costume workshop (as Eicke Neumann)
Judith Neuroth .... additional wardrobe
Sonia Inés Rocha .... breakdown artist: crowd (as Sonia Rocha)
Julia Schell .... breakdown artist
Meike Stangier .... wardrobe mistress
Steffen Surek .... additional wardrobe
Michael Rudnik .... costume artist (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Stephanie Bamberg .... post-production: UK
Bernie Greiner .... digital grader
Eric Horstmann .... avid technical support
Silvia Kubisch .... colorist: rushes
Roland Murrer .... colorist: rushes
Gregor Pfüller .... digital intermediate supervisor
Maiken Priedemann .... colorist: rushes
Jürgen Riescher .... post-production coordinator: Germany
Aletta von Vietinghoff .... assistant editor
Aletta von Vietinghoff .... associate editor
Gregor Wille .... avid technical support
Ugur Yildirim .... avid support
 
Music Department
Dot Allison .... musician: vocal soloist
Samuel Karl Bohn .... assistant to composer
Samuel Karl Bohn .... music editor
Samuel Karl Bohn .... musician: guitar quartet (as Sam Bohn)
Goetz Botzenhardt .... music mixing engineer
Tom Bullen .... assistant music mixing engineer
So'nee Moy Chung .... musician: vocal soloist
Fiona Cruickshank .... assistant music mixing engineer
Olga FitzRoy .... assistant music mixing engineer
Ben Foskett .... orchestrator
Richard Harwood .... musician: solo cello
Christian Henson .... orchestrator
Joe Henson .... musician: guitar quartet
Tom Howe .... musician: guitar quartet
Nick Ingman .... conductor
Rob Johnston .... choir director
Jack Kitchen .... musician: guitar quartet
Jess Murphy .... musician: solo violin
R.S.V.P. Voices .... musicians: choir (as RSVP Voices)
Colin Rae .... music preparation
Hilary Skewes .... musicians contractor: Buick Production
Owen Slade .... musician: tuba
Nick Taylor .... score recording engineer
Rolf Wilson .... orchestra leader
Alison Wright .... music supervisor
Mikael Carlsson .... soundtrack producer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Marcel Ahrens .... driver: main cast
Jan Berger .... driver
Heiko Daugau .... driver: unit trailer, Translux Germany GmbH
Andreas Diessner .... transportation coordinator
Timo Dobbert .... driver: Carice van Houten
Sascha Eisolt .... driver: rushes
Michael Fischer .... driver
Arne Fritsche .... driver: rushes
Albrecht Grötzsch .... driver: set decoration
Fred Hoffmann .... driver: set decoration
Scott Johnson .... driver: unit trailer, Translux Germany GmbH
Tim Lemke .... driver: props
Jens Marschalleck .... driver
Georg Meierotto .... driver: Sean Bean
Kerst Meyer .... driver
Matthias Moeske .... driver: unit trailer, Translux Germany GmbH (as Matthias Möske)
Jan Prudöhl .... driver: unit trailer, Translux Germany GmbH
Andreas Rose .... driver: unit trailer, Translux Germany GmbH
 
Other crew
Marcel Ahrens .... production assistant: main cast
Shamsan Anders .... office trainee: Egoli Tossell Film
Mirko Andreas .... caterer: BlackFatCat
Monic Aust .... team assistant: Egoli Tossell Film
Daniela Barsch .... location manager: prep (as Dani Barsch)
Anna Berger .... assistant: Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae, Ecosse Films
Navinia Betge .... office trainee: Egoli Tossell Film
Yves Boczek .... representative: Egoli Tossell Film Halle
Mathias Braun .... location scout (as Matthias Braun)
Gero Brugmann .... legal services: banks, Unverzagt von Have
Nina Büttner .... key accountant
Giovanna Cacciatore .... insurance: SRC Special Risk Consortium
Catherine Charlton .... dialogue coach: Ms van Houten )
Julia Dege .... production coordinator assistant
Andreas Diessner .... production assistant
Mags Dowling .... accountant: Zephyr Films
Jeanine East .... financial controller: Ecosse Films
Robert Ehrhardt .... set runner
Martin Eichhorn .... title designer
Sophie Falkner .... office manager: Ecosse Films
Melanie Faul .... press and public relations: Egoli Tossell Film
Lukas Gerhardt .... location scout
Gabriele Glaube .... stables
Thorsten Gottschalk .... production secretary: Egoli Tossell Film
Philipp Graf .... press agent: BoxFish Films
Renate Graichen .... accountant: Egoli Tossell Films
Berit Harksen .... accountant: Egoli Tossell Films
Sandra Heine .... set runner
Franziska Heller .... representative: film stock, Kodak
Nick Hertwig .... location scout
Jane Heymer .... film lab administrator: Arri Schwarzfilm
Christopher Huck .... location production assistant
Yvonne Hüttig .... assistant business affairs
Toby James .... epk
Peter Jeschke .... location scout
Julia Jones .... production notes
Andreas Jupe .... location manager
Anja Karg .... team assistant: Egoli Tossell Film
Bernd Kloss .... representative: Mateco, cherry pickers and platforms
Andreas Knaak .... banker: Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhgalt
Lissy Knauer .... film lab coordinator: Arri Schwarzfilm
Marion König-Richert .... key accountant
Benjamin Lange .... set manager: second unit
Jonathan Lynch-Staunton .... world sales: HanWay Films
Matthias Magdeburg .... cashier
Stephan Mallmann .... world sales: HanWay Films
Jens Matthiaschk .... office intern
Jens Matthiaschk .... production assistant: cast
Gabriele Mattner .... script supervisor
Georg Meierotto .... production assistant: Sean Bean
Paul Melzow .... production assistant: housing
Tony Moewes .... head of accounting: Egoli Tossell Films
Thomas Mohr .... film insurance agent: Canineberg & Schouten
Christian Nebelung .... location scout
Sofia Neves .... world sales: HanWay Films
Andreas Pense .... legal services: banks, Unverzagt von Have
Jessica Petzold .... production coordinator
Jan Pyko .... set manager
Mandy Rahn .... film lab branch manager: Arri Schwarzfilm
Andreas Reuber .... film lab in-house producer: Arri Schwarzfilm
Grigorij Richters .... production assistant (as Greg Richters)
Ina Rossow .... representative: Egoli Tossell Film Leipzig
Bernhard Schirmer .... horse master
Michael Schmetz .... media consultant: Alcina Media GmbH
Thorsten Schumacher .... world sales: HanWay Films
Michael Schweuneke .... animals: Filmtierschule
Zoe Simijonovic .... script supervisor (as Sonja Zoe Simijonovic)
Jan Spielhoff .... world sales: HanWay Films
Nicola Stean .... assistant development producer: Ecosse Films (as Nicky Stean)
Thomas Strohbach .... representative: camera/lights/grip/walkie talkie rental, Media City Atelier
Achim Thielmann .... banker: Commerzbank
Sofie Thörner .... accountant: Egoli Tossell Films
Sören von der Heyde .... blocker: Filmdienstleistungen
Frank Weissbach .... representative: tents and heaters, Weissbach Event Services
Fabien Westerhoff .... worldwide sales
Kaja Wild .... horse wrangler
 
Thanks
Christine Berg .... thanks
Joost de Vries .... thanks
Craig Fackrell .... special thanks (as Craig Fackerell)
Marc Gabizon .... thanks
Natasha Galloway .... special thanks
Georg Meierotto .... thanks
Kirsten Niehuus .... thanks
Christoph Ott .... thanks
Andreas Pense .... thanks
Leontine Petit .... thanks
Michael Schmetz .... thanks
Achim Thielmann .... thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong brutal violence, and some language
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
Germany | UK
Language:
English | Latin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R (certificate #46565) | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Brazil:16
Filming Locations:
Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanySee more »
Company:
Egoli Tossell FilmSee more »

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Trivia:
Sean Bean was attached to the film from the start, which helped enormously in raising the budget.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the men are tied up in the water prison, Sean Bean's SUFC wrist tattoo is visible. Sheffield United weren't founded until 1889.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Wolfstan:The fumes of the dead are in the air like poison. The plague, more cruel and more pitiless than war, descended upon us. A pestilence, that would leave half of our kingdom dead. Where did it come from? What carried its germ. The priests told us it was God's punishment. For what sin? What commandment must we break that could earn this? No, we knew the truth. This was not God's work, but devilry. Or witchcraft. But our task, to hunt down a demon, was God's cure.
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46 out of 55 people found the following review useful.
A Thought-induced, Objective Plague Piece, 8 February 2011
Author: sharpobject2424 from United States

Black Death is a hidden gem, as others have put it, and far from the Hollywood slop it so sharply contrasts. It could not be much more true to its' name, which is quite possibly the bleakest title a film can be given, while it feels genuine to its period backdrop. Everything here feels true to its' nature. And there is no excess of special effects or melodrama, or anything watered down, and instead the story is full of substance.

In 1348, the young monk Osmund finds himself conflicted at the films start, as his secret love Avrill is fleeing their plague-ridden city and provides him the choice to meet her in the marshland. Upon asking for a sign for guidance, his monastery is visited by Ulrich and his party of Christian fundamentalists. On a mission to a village beyond the marsh in search of a necromancer and any other witches to stamp out, he asks for a guide and young Osmund obliges. Thus begins an ugly and gritty crusade across an English countryside that is riddled with fear, intolerance, and the Black Death.

The struggle is personal as well as conceptual. For Osmund it is personal, as his love for Avrill causes him to question his own faith due to the charms and tricks of the pagans (huge plot twists underly this theme)and the brutality of the band he guides. And then the bigger picture, the struggle between the Christians and the pagans, is tastefully portrayed with an objective narrative. In the film, there are cruelties and acts of brutality inflicted from both belief systems. This was perhaps my favorite element to the movie. While personally I rooted for the pagans against the tyranny of the church, I found that my brother and I could argue over who was the demonized side, and the writing offered no kind of resolution. That the oppression of the church and the clandestine nature of the pagans only fueled one another is probably truer to history than textbooks will ever show, this movie portrays the idea brilliantly (despite the dark feel).

If you think the movie sounds interesting, and are interested in it for plot, substance,and a gratifying experience, check this one out.

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