
Plot
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
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Cast

Paul Bettany
Nicholas

Willem Dafoe
Martin

Tom Hardy
Straw

Brian Cox
Tobias

Simon McBurney
Stephen

Luke de Woolfson
Daniel

Gina McKee
Sarah

Vincent Cassel
Lord De Guise

Ewen Bremner
Simon Damian

Mark Benton
Sheriff

Elvira Mínguez
Martha

Stuart Wells
Springer

Hamish McColl
Innkeeper

Matthew Macfadyen
King’s Justice

Marián Aguilera
Nicholas’ lover

Trevor Steedman
The cuckold husband

Richard Durden
Town Justice

Julian Barratt
Gravedigger

Simon Pegg
Gaoler

James Cosmo
Lambert

Tom Georgeson
Flint

Heathcote Williams
Undertaker