Simon Magus

Simon Magus (1999)

Misfit. Outcast. Turncoat. Prophet. Hero.

Simon 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 asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise

Date of release
1999-02-17
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Fantasy
Director
Ben Hopkins

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sitges Film Festival Best Director award; Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

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.

Background

The film is named for the village fool Simon (Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.

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