The Headsman
| The Headsman | |
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A poster bearing one of the film's alternative titles: Shadow of the Sword | |
| Directed by | Simon Aeby |
| Written by | Susanne Freund Steve Attridge |
| Produced by | Mike Downey Sam Taylor Helmut Grasser Marcel Hoehn Sam Lavender Péter Miskolczi Zorana Piggott Peter Rommel Claude Waringo |
| Starring | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Peter McDonald Anastasia Griffith |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Smutný |
| Distributed by | Allegro Film Eurofilm Stúdió Film and Music Entertainment Samsa Film T&C Film AG |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Austria Switzerland Luxembourg Hungary Germany |
| Language | English |
The Headsman (aka Shadow of the Sword, Au. Henker) is a 2005 film directed by Simon Aeby. Set in early 16th century Tyrol, it is set before the background of the turmoils of the Lutheran Reformation. It was filmed in Austria and Hungary.