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Shadow of the Sword (2005)

5.9/10 1h 55m May 12, 2005
Adventure Action

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Headsman
Original Language EN
Budget $8,500,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.0

Cast

Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Inquisitor
Popularity: 0.6
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Martin
Popularity: 1.8
Julie Cox
Julie Cox
Margaretha
Popularity: 0.8
Lili Gesler
Lili Gesler
Librarian's daughter
Popularity: 0.1
Anastasia Griffith
Anastasia Griffith
Anna
Popularity: 0.9
Maria Hofstätter
Maria Hofstätter
Maria
Popularity: 0.2
Virág Bárány
Virág Bárány
Margaretha's Maid
Popularity: 0.4
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
Bertram
Popularity: 0.3
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
Bernhard
Popularity: 0.8
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Fabio
Popularity: 1.5
Joe Mason
Joe Mason
Jakob
Popularity: 0.0
Peter McDonald
Peter McDonald
Georg
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Writer Steve Attridge, Susanne Freund
Producer Helmut Grasser
Music Matthias Weber
Director Simon Aeby

Production

Eurofilm Stúdió
HU
Samsa Film
LU
Film and Music Entertainment
GB
T&C Film
CH
Allegro Film
AT

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Aug 2, 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� ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 12, 2005
Runtime 1h 55m
Budget $8,500,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.0
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