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Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.
Shadow of the Sword (2005) is a adventure and action film directed by Simon Aeby, released on May 12, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Steven Berkoff, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie Cox and Lili Gesler. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 33 ratings.
Steven Berkoff
as Inquisitor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Martin
Julie Cox
as Margaretha
Lili Gesler
as Librarian's daughter
Anastasia Griffith
as Anna
Maria Hofstätter
as Maria
Virág Bárány
as Margaretha's Maid
Patrick Godfrey
as Bertram
Lee Ingleby
as Bernhard
Eddie Marsan
as Fabio
Joe Mason
as Jakob
Peter McDonald
as Georg
Directed by Simon Aeby, written by Susanne Freund and Steve Attridge, produced by Helmut Grasser.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 33 ratings.
Ok, so the writing and much of the acting do rather let this down, but it has assembled a surprisingly decent cast and the standard of the production is really fairly good for what must have been a fairly low-budget affair. It’s all about two lads who were separated at a young age. One - “Georg” (Peter McDonald) is headed for holy orders, the other “Martin” (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is seconded into the military…
Reviewed on August 2, 2025
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Shadow of the Sword (2005) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Shadow of the Sword (2005) includes Steven Berkoff, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie Cox, Lili Gesler and Anastasia Griffith. The film was directed by Simon Aeby. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shadow of the Sword was released on May 12, 2005 and runs for 1h 55m.
Shadow of the Sword (2005) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 33 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
