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Season of the Witch

Year:

2011

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Dominic Sena

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-01-07

Filming Locations: Budapest, Hungary

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,612,375 (USA) (9 January 2011)

Gross: $24,827,228 (USA) (7 May 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Robert Sheehan

Nicolas Cage

Behmen von Bleibruck

Ron Perlman

Felson

Stephen Campbell Moore

Debelzaq

Stephen Graham

Hagamar

Ulrich Thomsen

Johann Eckhart

Claire Foy

The Girl

Christopher Lee

Cardinal D'Ambroise

Rebekah Kennedy

Peasant Turk Girl

Andrew Hefler

Jail Bailiff

Fernanda Dorogi

Old Woman (Givaudon)

Kevin Rees

Dying Monk

Matt Devere

Sergeant in Arms

Róbert Bánlaki

Livery Boy

Barna Illyés

Cardinal's Priest

Kevin Killebrew

Demon (voice)

Simone Kirby

Midwife

Elen Rhys

Peasant Girl

Nicholas Sidi

Priest (as Nick Sidi)

Rory McCann

Soldier Commander (as Rory MacCann)

Nicola Sloane

Spinster

Ada Michelle Loridans

Mila

Lisa Marie Dupree

Tavern Girl

Gergely Korpácsi

Soldier (as Gergely Horpácsi)

László Imre

Soldier

Norbert Kovács

Soldier

Zsolt Viktor Magyari

Soldier (as Zsolt Magyari)

Kirk Jordan

Crusader Knight (uncredited)

Brían F. O'Byrne

Grandmaster (uncredited)

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Trivia

Filming took place in Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Most of the principal photography took place in practical locations, with several days committed to filming on greenscreen. Principal photography was completed by April 2009, but the cast and crew re-gathered a few months later to film additional battle sequences, filming on greenscreen to save on travel. The reshoots were directed by Brett Ratner.

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For Season of the Witch, Tippett Studio designed the demon that manifests in the film's denouement.

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Originally development in 2000 when the spec script by screenwriter Bragi F. Schut and was purchased by MGM. The project moved from MGM to Columbia Pictures to Relativity Media, where the film was finally produced by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.

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Goofs

The caption reads "The Coast of Styria". Modern Styria - now a province in landlocked Austria - has no coastline at all. Neither did the Medieval Duchy of Steiermark (Styria in English), which did include the northeastern part of the modern state of Slovenia but nonetheless had no connection to the Adriatic Sea during the era depicted in the film.

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When Felson is fighting Kay, the alter boy, they are stopped by Behman. When the fight ends, Felson's sword is in his left hand. When they break from each other, his sword is in his right.

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At one point, the priest's injured hand is disinfected with liquor from a flask, but antisepsis would have been unknown in the 14th century.

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Quotes

Debelzaq: We're going to need more holy water.

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Behmen: [preparing for battle] Whomever slays the most men drinks for free.

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Hagamar: [locked in a stock] Ah, visitors. What can I do for you gentlemen? Perhaps you'd like to pelt me with fruit or kick me in the groin.

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Faq

What is 'Season of the Witch' about?

Two 14th century knights of the Crusade -- Behmen von Bleibruk (Nicolas Cage) and his friend Felson (Ron Perlman) -- both disillusioned with the slaughter of innocents, leave the Church's army. Passing through a town ravaged by plague, they are recognized by the priest Debelzaq (Stephen Campbell Moore) and brought before Cardinal D'Ambroise (Christopher Lee), who offers not to have them executed for desertion on the condition that they transport a young girl (Claire Foy), accused of being the witch who is causing the Black Death, to the Abbey of Severac, where the monks possess the last copy of the Clavis Salominis Regis [The Key of Solomon ], an ancient book of rituals that will destroy the witch's powers and end the plague.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Is "Season of the Witch" based on a book?

No. Season of the Witch is based on a spec script by screenwriter Bragi F. Schut. It's said to have drawn inspiration from the 1957 Swedish film Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal ], which is also set during the Black Plague.

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