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Simon Magus

  • 19991999
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
591
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Embeth Davidtz, Noah Taylor, and Stuart Townsend in Simon Magus (1999)
  • Mystery
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
Simon (Noah Taylor) is an outcast from his Jewish community, because he claims that the devil talks to him, and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid (Stuart Townsend) asks t... Read allSimon (Noah Taylor) is an outcast from his Jewish community, because he claims that the devil talks to him, and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid (Stuart Townsend) asks the "Squire" (Rutger Hauer) to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruth... Read allSimon (Noah Taylor) is an outcast from his Jewish community, because he claims that the devil talks to him, and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid (Stuart Townsend) asks the "Squire" (Rutger Hauer) to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighboring Gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants t... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
591
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  • Director
    • Ben Hopkins
  • Writers
    • Rob Cheek(story and development)
    • Ben Hopkins
  • Stars
    • Noah Taylor
    • Stuart Townsend
    • Embeth Davidtz
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ben Hopkins
  • Writers
    • Rob Cheek(story and development)
    • Ben Hopkins
  • Stars
    • Noah Taylor
    • Stuart Townsend
    • Embeth Davidtz
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    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Simon
    Stuart Townsend
    Stuart Townsend
    • Dovid
    Embeth Davidtz
    Embeth Davidtz
    • Leah
    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Squire
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Sirius…
    Sean McGinley
    Sean McGinley
    • Hase
    Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby
    • Bratislav
    Amanda Ryan
    Amanda Ryan
    • Sarah
    David de Keyser
    David de Keyser
    • Rabbi
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Buchholz
    Jim Dunk
    • Saul
    Ursula Jones
    • Rebecca
    Cyril Shaps
    Cyril Shaps
    • Chaim
    Ken Drury
    • Priest
    • (as Ken Dury)
    Tom Fisher
    Tom Fisher
    • Thomas
    Walter Sparrow
    Walter Sparrow
    • Benjamin
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Roise
    Katharine Schlesinger
    Katharine Schlesinger
    • Askha
    • Director
      • Ben Hopkins
    • Writers
      • Rob Cheek(story and development)
      • Ben Hopkins
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    • Trivia
      Final theatrical movie of Jean Anderson (Roise).
    • Quotes

      Simon: I have seen God, and he is a blind beggar peddling lies! He has sold the world to the Devil and left only the husk for himself! Satan is master here! The sparrow-eater!

    • Soundtracks
      Piano Quintet In G Minor, Op 57: IV. Intermezzo: Lento
      Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich

    User reviews13

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    Top review
    useful. in profound sense
    I saw it behind beautiful cinematography and inspired atmosphere, behind the great performance of Noah Taylor as a hopeful story about generosity, as a splendid parable and wise illustration of the Hassidic story. A film about devil, errant ma, comunity, rallway station and wise noble man passioned by poetry. About love and terrible hate, about generosity and the sacrifice fixing everything. A great film, profound useful to see it time by time for understand the nuances of profound, real, authentical faith.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2000 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • France
      • Germany
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Simon Magus: A Tale from a Vanished World
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Film Four
      • Lucky Red
      • ARP Sélection
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,861
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,307
      • Mar 11, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,861
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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