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The Reckoning (2003) -- A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.
The Reckoning (2003) -- A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   2,514 votes
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Director:
Paul McGuigan
Writers:
Barry Unsworth (novel)
Mark Mills (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 February 2004 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The truth shall come to light
Plot:
A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Push (review)
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User Comments:
A well told well acted story. more

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Paul Bettany ... Nicholas
Marián Aguilera ... Nicholas' Lover
Trevor Steedman ... Jealous Husband

Simon McBurney ... Stephen
Tom Hardy ... Straw

Brian Cox ... Tobias

Willem Dafoe ... Martin
Gina McKee ... Sarah
Stuart Wells ... Springer (as George Wells)

Vincent Cassel ... Lord De Guise

Elvira Mínguez ... Martha
Richard Durden ... Town Justice

Ewen Bremner ... Simon Damian
Mark Benton ... Sheriff
Hamish McColl ... Innkeeper
Matthew Macfadyen ... King's Justice
Luke de Woolfson ... Daniel
Niall Buggy ... Priest
Julian Barratt ... Gravedigger
Luisa Requena Baron ... Baker
Pedro Martinez De Dioni ... Carpenter
Tom Georgeson ... Flint

Simon Pegg ... Gaoler
Teresa Berganza ... Wells' Mother (as Maria Berganza)
Rafa Izuzkiza ... Wells' Father (as Rafa Izuzquiza)
José Luis Martínez Gutiérrez ... Man at Play (as Jose Luis Martinez)
Valerie Pearson ... Woman at Play

James Cosmo ... Lambert
Balbino Lacosta ... Chamberlain
Heathcote Williams ... Undertaker

David Luque ... Captain of the Guard
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Directed by
Paul McGuigan 
 
Writing credits
Barry Unsworth (novel "Morality Play")

Mark Mills (screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Albela .... associate producer
Stephen Evans .... executive producer
Angus Finney .... executive producer
Sarah Halioua .... co-producer
Denise O'Dell .... co-producer
Andrew Warren .... line producer
Caroline Wood .... producer
 
Original Music by
Adrian Lee 
Mark Mancina 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Sova 
 
Film Editing by
Andrew Hulme 
 
Casting by
Jina Jay 
 
Production Design by
Andrew McAlpine 
 
Art Direction by
Julian Ashby 
John Ralph (supervising art director)
Jordi Yria Roca 
 
Set Decoration by
Anna Pinnock 
 
Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake 
 
Makeup Department
María Carmen Clavel .... makeup artist (as María Del Carmen Clavel)
Caroline Frazer .... makeup artist
Ana Belén Galiano Pérez .... crowd makeup artist
Sue Ignatius .... makeup artist
Maureen McGill .... hair stylist
Sarah Monzani .... chief makeup designer
Carmela Perez .... crowd makeup artist
Graham Pownall .... personal hair stylist: Mr. Cox and Mr. McFadyan
Simon Thompson .... chief hair designer
 
Production Management
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor .... production manager
Yousaf Bokhari .... production supervisor
Félix Burgos .... unit manager: Spain
Alistair Hopkins .... post-production supervisor
Mark Mostyn .... unit production manager: Spain
Charlie Thompson .... unit manager: UK
Cristina Zumárraga .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Baker .... second assistant director
Iñaki Beraza .... third assistant director: Spain
Yousaf Bokhari .... first assistant director
Joe Geary .... third assistant director
Andrew Hulme .... second unit director
Juan Jiménez .... second assistant director
Alex Oakley .... additional second assistant director
Mary Soan .... first assistant director: UK
 
Art Department
Mark Bartholomew .... draughtsman
Robert Betts .... stand-by painter
Emilio Cañuelo .... carpenter
Rafael Ceballos .... stand-by props
Alan Chesters .... construction manager
Leigh Chesters .... carpenter
Jane Clark .... storyboard artist
José Luque Cruz .... carpenter
Martin Duffy .... stand-by carpenter
Gavin Fitch .... chief draughtsman
Ian Fryer .... storeman
Michael Gunner .... supervising painter
Danny Hunter .... property master
Paul Inglis .... draughtsman
David Ned Kelly .... supervising carpenter (as David Kelly)
John Knight .... stand-by props
Ray Lee .... prop buyer
Pirra Jesús Lorenzo .... assistant art director: Spain
Jonas Maldonado .... stand-by props
Jon Marson .... stand-by props
Iain McFadyen .... storyboard artist
Colin Mutch .... stand-by props
David Packard .... scenic artist
John Palmer .... prop buyer: Spain
Sandra Phillips .... art department assistant
Alexandra Walker .... assistant art director
Michael Webb .... supervising stagehand
Tom Whitehead .... junior draughtsman
Frank Howe .... drapesman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Tim Alban .... sound re-recording mixer
Antonio Bloch .... production sound mixer
Edward Bulman .... foley editor (as Ed Bulman)
Ricky Butt .... foley artist
Jens Christensen .... sound re-recording mixer
Sara Fijo .... boom operator
Susan French .... dialogue editor
Matt Grimes .... supervising sound editor
Alistair Hawkins .... assistant sound editor
John Hughes .... boom operator
Dean Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dean Humphries)
Hugh Johnson .... sound re-recording mixer
Andy Kennedy .... sound effects editor
Melissa Lake .... foley artist
Keith Marriner .... supervising dialogue editor
Leslie Mona Mathis .... adr mixer: New York
Jody Nazzaro .... adr recordist: New York
Steve Schwalbe .... adr editor
Graeme Stoten .... foley editor
Ruth Sullivan .... foley artist
Jason Swanscott .... foley artist
Richard Todman .... additional adr editor
John Warhurst .... additional adr editor
Bernard O'Reilly .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
César Abades .... special effects coordinator
Óscar Abades .... special effects assistant
Reyes Abades .... special effects
Ángel Alonso .... special effects coordinator
Stuart Brisdon .... special effects supervisor: UK
Román Cabrera .... special effects assistant
Juan Carlos Corroto .... special effects assistant
Mark Haddenham .... special effects senior technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin .... senior snow effects technician
Juan Carlos Urbán .... special effects assistant
Joaquin Vergara .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski .... digital compositor
Steve Boag .... titles and opticals
Dave Early .... digital matte painter (as David Early)
Charles Green .... optical camera and grading
Martin Hobbs .... visual effects plate producer
Antony Hunt .... executive Producer: Mill Film
Andrew Jeffery .... optical cameraman: Mill Film (as Andy Jeffery)
Dylan Kendle .... title design
Daniel Pettipher .... digital supervisor: Cinesite
David Sewell .... digital compositor
Angie Wills .... visual effects producer
 
Stunts
Jorge Huergo .... stunts
Eugenio Jiménez .... stunts
Miguel Pedregosa .... stunt coordinator
Álvaro Quiroga .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Arnold .... grip: second unit
Reg Boddy .... electrician
Robert Diebelius .... stand-by rigger
Paul Edwards .... Steadicam operator
Jon Elicegi .... video assist operator
Shaun Evans .... focus puller
Roberto Fernández .... clapper loader: Spain
Wilf France .... clapper loader
Jiri Gazda .... dolly grip: "b" camera
Jiri Gazda .... grip
Mark Goldeman .... rigger
Darren Grosch .... rigging gaffer
Paul Harford .... lighting rigger
Rab Harling .... clapper loader: "b" camera, UK
Clive Mackey .... focus puller
Dave Oldroyd .... electrician (as David Oldroyd)
Ben Perry .... clapper loader: UK
Ray Potter .... gaffer
Keith Sewell .... Steadicam operator
Martin Stephens .... camera operator
Ben Tilley .... camera trainee
Stephen Vaughan .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Shaheen Baig .... casting associate
Louis Elman .... adr voice casting
Camilla-Valentine Isola .... casting: Spain
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marianne Agertoft .... key set costumer
María Luisa Durán .... wardrobe assistant: Spain
Suzy Freeman .... costume supervisor
Madeleine Hubert .... costume breakdown
Aurora Ferre Pereira .... costume breakdown
José Vico .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Tomas Cabral .... post-production assistant
Mark Gravil .... assembly editor
Riaz Meer .... assistant editor
Gemma Spector .... post-production assistant
 
Other crew
Mark Beaumont .... production accountant
Carrie Bond .... production assistant: Spain
Johnnie Clements .... stand-in: UK
Francisco Cortes .... acquisitions & co-productions: Paramount Classics
Leoni Cotgrove .... production secretary: Spain
Marta de Dios .... producer secretary
Ignacio de Loyola .... carts engineer
Cristina Ecija .... production secretary
Elizabeth Gemmill .... medieval researcher
Sally Grace .... dialogue coach
Dez Gray .... floor runner: UK
Andrew Hill .... health and safety advisor
Alan John .... laboratory contact
Debbie Kaye .... horses
Vernice Klier .... dialogue coach: Vincent Cassel
Susanna Lenton .... script supervisor
Gabby Le Rasle .... production runner
Fry Martin .... assistant accountant
Luis Miguel Mateos .... horse wrangler
Rafael Molina .... animal wrangler
Luis Navarro Merino .... legal services
Luke Pendrell .... title designer
Sebastian Pereira .... horse wrangler
Gemma Rawsthorne .... assistant production accountant
Adam Richards .... location manager
John Robertson .... supervising rigger
Melinda Smith .... assistant coordinator
Phil Symes .... unit publicist
Jane Templeton .... production coordinator
Sarah-Jane Wilson .... assistant production accountant
 
Thanks
Peter Berry .... special thanks
Simon Crawford Collins .... special thanks
Ashley Rowe .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El misterio de Wells (Spain)
Morality Play
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and violent images.
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
UK | Spain
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Kanzaman more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Writing with the left hand was considered a sin in the Middle Ages, and would never have been taught to a monk. But Simon Damian has learned of his own accord to do it when nobody is looking. more
Quotes:
Lord De Guise: Do you really believe that your God has the power to protect you?
Nicholas: No. Nor the inclination.
Lord De Guise: Ah. Then what kind of God is that?
Nicholas: The kind who allows innocent children to be murdered.
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18 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
A well told well acted story., 23 November 2004

A gem of a film. Artistic without being pretentious, moving without being cliché. Paul Bettany is completely believable as a tormented priest, Willem Dafoe is as always intense and a joy to watch. The movie takes place in the dark ages mostly in a small outpost in the English countryside. A woman is wrongly accused of murder and a traveling troupe of actors, lead by Dafoe, enters the town and becomes involved in clearing her name of the accusation.

I was most impressed with the set they used for the village, it's incredible. The set immerses you in the desperate and dramatic feel of the film properly. The film has an authentic theatrical feel to it. More like it's being acted on stage rather than on location. I recommend this well acted tale.

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