- The Reckoning
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name = The Reckoning
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director = Paul McGuigan
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writer =Barry Unsworth (novel)
Mark Mills
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starring =Paul Bettany Willem Dafoe
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released = 2003
runtime = 112 min.
country =U.K. /Spain
language = English
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imdb_id = 0258816"The Reckoning" is a 2003
murder -mystery film set during themedieval period. The film is directed by Paul McGuigan and is written by Mark Mills fromBarry Unsworth 's 1995 novel, "Morality Play ." It was released in 2003.ynopsis
In 1380
England , a disgraced priest (Bettany) joins a traveling actingtroupe and tries to solve a murder mystery by re-creating it during one of their performances. The film is rich with intrigue and atmosphere and boasts a fine supporting cast. The play also alludes to the evolution of the theatre arts from (in the period) what was strictlyBiblical morality play s to dramas based on real or non-Biblical fictional subjects.Cast
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Paul Bettany as Nicholas
*Marián Aguilera as Nicholas' Lover
*Trevor Steedman as Jealous Husband
*Simon McBurney as Stephen
*Tom Hardy as Straw
*Brian Cox as Tobias
*Willem Dafoe as Martin
*Gina McKee as Sarah
*Stuart Wells as Springer (as George Wells)
*Vincent Cassel as Lord De Guise
*Hamish McColl as InnkeeperExternal links
*imdb title|id=0258816|title=The Reckoning
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1130191-reckoning|title=The Reckoning
*metacritic film|id=reckoning|title=The Reckoning
*mojo title|id=reckoning|title=The Reckoning
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