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Shadow of the Sword( 2005)

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Overview

Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steven Berkoff

      Inquisitor

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      Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

      Martin

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      Julie Cox

      Margaretha

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      Lili Gesler

      Librarian's daughter

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      Anastasia Griffith

      Anna

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      Maria Hofstätter

      Maria

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      Virág Bárány

      Margaretha's Maid

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      Patrick Godfrey

      Bertram

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      Lee Ingleby

      Bernhard

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      Eddie Marsan

      Fabio

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      Joe Mason

      Jakob

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      Peter McDonald

      Georg

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      John Shrapnel

      Archbishop

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Aug 02 2025
    Ok, so the writing and much of the acting do rather let this down, but it has assembled a surprisingly decent cast and the standard of the production is really fairly good for what must have been a fairly low-budget affair. It’s all about two lads who were separated at a young age. One - “Georg” (Peter McDonald) is headed for holy orders, the other “Martin” (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is seconded into the military service of the emperor. Years pass and events now dictate that the former man be the prior in a small town where the latter is sent - as it’s executioner. John Shrapnel is probably the mo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8500000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • executioner