The Reckoning is a 2003 murder-mystery film set during the medieval period. The film is directed by Paul McGuigan and is written by Mark Mills from Barry Unsworth's 1995 novel, Morality Play. It was released in 2003.In 1380 England, a disgraced priest (Bettany) joins a traveling acting troupe 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 strictly Biblical morality plays to dramas based on real or non-Biblical fictional subjects.
Cast
Paul Bettany as Nicholas
MariƔn 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
External links
2003 filmsBritish filmsSpanish filmsEn