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DIRECTED BY Michael J. Bassett
CAST: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite
COUNTRY: France/Czech Republic, U.K.
RATING: 14A Frightening scenes of violence.
YEAR: 2009
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It is the early 1600's, North Africa. A ship bearing the British flag is docked and a band of brigands comes ashore. They are led by Solomon Kane (Purefoy), a English warrior and privateer. They storm the stronghold of a castle, only to find there an evil presence they have never before had to fight. Solomon is a man who enjoys his work, relishing in killing and pillaging. It seems that his wicked life is about to come to an end however, because in the keep of the...
