Simon Magus | |
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Directed by | Ben Hopkins |
Written by | Rob Cheek Ben Hopkins |
Produced by | Robert Jones |
Starring |
Stuart Townsend Noah Taylor Rutger Hauer Embeth Davidtz Sean McGinley Ian Holm |
Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
Edited by | Alan Levy |
Music by | Deborah Mollison |
Distributed by | FilmFour |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Simon Magus is a 1999 British historical mystery drama film directed by Ben Hopkins and starring Noah Taylor and Stuart Townsend. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]
The film is named for the village fool Simon ( Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.
In 19th century Poland, a Jew named Dovid Bendel ( Stuart Townsend) tries to revive his dwindling shtetl village by building a railway station next to it. The squire ( Rutger Hauer) agrees to provide the land, on the condition that Dovid will read his poetry. A cunning business man ( Sean McGinley) is also interested in the land and he tries to compete using money and threats. Through this all wanders the outcast Simon ( Noah Taylor), a man rumoured to have magical powers.
Simon Magus | |
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Directed by | Ben Hopkins |
Written by | Rob Cheek Ben Hopkins |
Produced by | Robert Jones |
Starring |
Stuart Townsend Noah Taylor Rutger Hauer Embeth Davidtz Sean McGinley Ian Holm |
Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
Edited by | Alan Levy |
Music by | Deborah Mollison |
Distributed by | FilmFour |
Release date |
|
Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Simon Magus is a 1999 British historical mystery drama film directed by Ben Hopkins and starring Noah Taylor and Stuart Townsend. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]
The film is named for the village fool Simon ( Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.
In 19th century Poland, a Jew named Dovid Bendel ( Stuart Townsend) tries to revive his dwindling shtetl village by building a railway station next to it. The squire ( Rutger Hauer) agrees to provide the land, on the condition that Dovid will read his poetry. A cunning business man ( Sean McGinley) is also interested in the land and he tries to compete using money and threats. Through this all wanders the outcast Simon ( Noah Taylor), a man rumoured to have magical powers.