From cult director Alex Cox (Repo Man; Sid and Nancy) comes this modernised adaptation of Thomas Middleton's celebrated play from 1607. It tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered on...
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Kevin Knapman | ... | Firework |
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Michael Ryan | ... | Bomber |
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Kristopher Lundon | ... | 2nd Thug |
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Joe Cottrell Boyce | ... | 4th Thug (as Joseph Cottrell Boyce) |
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Jean Butler | ... | Gloriana |
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| Justin Salinger | ... | Ambitioso | |
| Eddie Izzard | ... | Lussurioso | |
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James McMartin | ... | Boy |
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Ged McCormack | ... | Referee |
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Sammy Duplay | ... | Lad (as Sam du Play) |
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From cult director Alex Cox (Repo Man; Sid and Nancy) comes this modernised adaptation of Thomas Middleton's celebrated play from 1607. It tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered on their wedding day and his desire to exact revenge on the murderer. Set in a post-apocalyptic Liverpool of the future, Vindici (Christopher Eccleston - Let Him have It; Elizabeth; 28 Days Later; Tv's Dr Who) returns from a self-imposed exile to bring down those responsible for his wife's murder. While his family have fallen on hard times, the murderer - known as The Duke (Derek Jacobi - Day of the Jackal; Gosford Park; Tv's- I Claudius) - has become rich, p Written by Anonymous
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14 February 2003 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
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The final sequence depicting the bombing of Nagasaki was originally intended to show the planes hitting the World Trade Center, relating the plot of futile revenge to the current "War on Terror." See more »Goofs
The Duke blinks right before Vindici tells him he has taken a pill to prevent blinking. See more »Quotes
Hannah: [sarcastically to Castiza] Have you seen my mother? I pray I have not lost her.See more »
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Clever screen modernizations of classic drama make sense to me. I loved Ethan Hawke in HAMLET, Emma Thompson in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Kevin Klein in A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM, etc.
This is a masterful adaptation/reformulation of THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY. It's intelligent, fast-paced, witty, shocking, engaging, and faithful to the spirit of the original.
I intend to use it in conjunction with teaching the original to Advanced Placement English students in a public high school.
As a certain 20th-century poet said, "Don't criticize what you can't understand." This is a nearly flawless production for anyone who loves the history of theater or who loves great cinema.