The Order

"Behind the disguise of good hides the soul of evil."

2003 1h 42m EN

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Synopsis

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For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.

“Behind the disguise of good hides the soul of evil.”

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Cast

Heath Ledger
Alex Bernier
Shannyn Sossamon
Mara Sinclair
Benno Fürmann
William Eden
Mark Addy
Thomas Garrett
Peter Weller
Driscoll
Francesco Carnelutti
Dominic
Mattia Sbragia
Apathetic Bishop
Richard Bremmer
Bookstore Owner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Helgeland
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Cristiano Donzelli
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 33% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Helgeland, shot by Nicola Pecorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Torn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kevin Stitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon and Benno Fürmann carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Brian Helgeland directs. Nicola Pecorini behind the camera. David Torn scores. Kevin Stitt cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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1Earned back only 33% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
5Directed by Brian Helgeland, shot by Nicola Pecorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David Torn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kevin Stitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon and Benno Fürmann carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Behind the disguise of good hides the soul of evil.".
10IMDB entry: tt0304711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "rome, italy", "riddle", "vatican (holy see)", "investigation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nicola Pecorini
Original score: David Torn
Editing: Kevin Stitt
Production design: Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković
Costume design: Caroline Harris
Makeup / hair: Alessandro Bertolazzi
VFX supervisor: Ian Hunter
Sound: Bill W. Benton
Stunt coordinator: Franco Maria Salamon
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $11,600,000
Return: 33% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Order (2003)

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Gimly2019-08-25
★ 3/10
Oof. Kind of feels like the pitch meeting for this one basically went: "So I was just reading about the idea of this 'Sin Eater' thing on Wikipedia the other day, it actually sounds really interesting, I'm super keen to put it in a movie!" "Oh great, so what's the story gonna be?" "I'm sorry the what?" "The story. You can't just say you're gonna put a Sin Eater in 'a movie' you have to like... Actually make the movie that it goes in. What's the movie gonna be about?" "...Oh no." "I mean it'll probably be fine." "Right? It'll probably be fine." Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.

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