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Simon Magus is a British film of genre Drama directed by Ben Hopkins released in USA on 30 march 2001 with Stuart Townsend
Simon Magus (1999)
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Add to a movie listSimon Magus is a 1999 British mystery film directed by Ben Hopkins. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
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A Jew named Dovid Bendel (Stuart Townsend) tries to revive his dwindling 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. The film is named for the village fool Simon (Noah Taylor), who is in turn named for the 1st century magician Simon Magus.Actors
Stuart Townsend
(Dovid Bendal)
Rutger Hauer
(Count Albrecht, the Squire)
Seán McGinley
(Maximillian Hase)
Noah Taylor
(Simon)
Amanda Ryan
(Sarah)
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