BLACK DEATH
Year: 2010
USA: Magnolia Pictures
UK: Revolver Entertainment
UK DVD / Blu-ray: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Cast: Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Eddie Redmayne, David Warner, Kimberley Nixon, Andy Nyman, John Lynch, Tim McInnerny, Johnny Harris Emun Elliott, Tygo Gernandt, Marianne Graffam, Daniel Steiner, Blayne Edwards, Martin Hentschel, Nike Martens, Jamie Ballard, Thorsten Querner, Alex Tondowski
Director: Christopher Smith
Countries: UK / Germany
USA: 97 mins
UK: 101 mins
USA Rated: R for strong brutal violence, and some language
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence
USA Release Date: 11 March 2011 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 11 June 2010
UK DVD Release Date: 18 October 2010
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Synopsis
From Christopher Smith, director of cult hits CREEP, SEVERANCE AND TRIANGLE, comes a brutal and terrifying epic that guarantees to chill the blood and stir the soul.
In a plague-ridden mediaeval England, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), a young monk, is charged in leading the fearsome knight Ulrich (Sean Bean), and his group of mercenaries to a remote village where the inhabitants are unaffected by the deadly pestilence. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone able to bring the dead back to life.
Their journey is long and brutal; encountering deadly bandits, vicious witch-burnings and their own impeding sense of doom. Though it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins...
Both the Blu-ray and DVD contain special features, including the “Bringing Black Death to Life” featurette. The Blu-ray is packed with hours of exclusive features including director’s commentary, interviews with cast and crew, behind the scenes footage and a photo gallery.
DVD EXTRAS
Bringing Black Death to Life Featurette
Original Theatrical Trailer
BLU-RAY EXTRAS
Bringing Black Death to Life Featurette
Original Theatrical Trailer
Commentary with director Christopher Smith
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary)
Behind The Scenes Footage
Photo Gallery
Interviews with Cast & Crew
Interviews with director Christopher Smith
Interview with producer Jens Meurer
Interview with producer Phil Robertson
Interview with Sean Bean