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Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Hayley Atwell and Donald Sutherland star in this adaptation of Ken Follett's best-selling novel - The Pillars of the Earth - a love story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th century England. The opening chapter begins when a white ship sinks under suspicious circumstances, drowning King Henry's sole heir. His nephew Stephen (Tony Curran) takes the throne, triggering a power struggle with Henry's daughter Maud (Alison Pill) and bastard son Gloucester (Matt Devere), and plunging England into anarchy. Aliena (Atwell), daughter of the Earl of Shiring (Sutherland), rejects William Hamleigh's (David Oakes) brutish proposal of marriage, sparking the young man's bitter fury. Visionary mason Tom Builder (Sewell ) and his family search for work in the English winter, but meet tragedy on the road. In Kingsbridge, the monastery's idealistic new Prior, Philip (Matthew Macfadyen), learns a dangerous secret and becomes obligated to ambitious, sinister cleric Waleran Bigod (McShane); Screenwriter: John Pielmeier; Co-Production: Tandem Communication, Scott Free Films and Muse Entertainment ; HD.Product Identifiers
EAN0043396365179
eBay Product ID (ePID)15053517827
Product Key Features
ActorRufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Ian McShane, Eddie Redmayne
Film/TV TitleThe Pillars of the Earth
DirectorSergio Mimica-Gezzan
FormatDVD
Release Year2010
LanguageEnglish, French
FeaturesCaptioned, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, History, Historical, Adaptation
Subtitle LanguageEnglish, French
StudioSony Pictures Home Entertainment (Canadian)
Additional Product Features
Unit Quantity3
AuthorKen Follett
SoundDolby Digital 5.1
Original LanguageEn
Production CompanyStarz Entertainment, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, Scott Free Productions, Tandem Communications
WriterJohn Pielmeier