Simon Magus (film)

Simon Magus is a 1999 British mystery film directed by Ben Hopkins and starring Stuart Townsend. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Background[]

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

Plot[]

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.

Cast[]

• Stuart Townsend as Dovid Bendel, The Jew
• Rutger Hauer as Count Albrecht, The Squire is more interested in poetry than money
• Sean McGinley as The Business Man, He is a cunning opponent competes with Dovid Bendel
• Noah Taylor as Simon Magus, He is the village fool
• Ian Holm as The Devil

References[]

External links[]

• Simon Magus at IMDb
• Simon Magus at Rotten Tomatoes

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