Shadow of the Sword (2005)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $8,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.482 |
Directed By
Simon Aeby
Crew
Steve Attridge
Susanne Freund
Helmut Grasser
Matthias Weber
Caterina Czepek
Christoph Kanter
Hans Wagner
Colin Nicolson
Vladimír Smutný
Gabriella Németh
Réka Görgényi
Balázs Novák
Katalin Jakots
Mihály Marton
Emma Murphy
Vanesa Lorena Tate
Andreas Schneider
Bettina Mazakarini
Bernhard Maisch
Jeff Cunningham
András Khin
Péter Sidló
Patricia Schömitz
Peter Altendorfer
Gabriella Winkler
Béla Unger
Simon Aeby
TOP CAST
Steven Berkoff
Inquisitor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Martin
Julie Cox
Margaretha
Lili Gesler
Librarian's daughter
Anastasia Griffith
Anna
Maria Hofstätter
Maria
Virág Bárány
Margaretha's Maid
Patrick Godfrey
Bertram
Lee Ingleby
Bernhard
Eddie Marsan
Fabio
Joe Mason
Jakob
Peter McDonald
Georg
John Shrapnel
Archbishop
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