Revengers Tragedy (2002)

Directed by

Alex Cox

Genre

comedy drama, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks revenge against the corrupt duke who poisoned his wife. He disguises himself and enters the duke's decadent court to execute his plan.

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What happens

Revengers Tragedy is a 2002 film adaptation of the 1606 play The Revenger's Tragedy (attributed to Thomas Middleton in the credits, following the scholarly consensus). It was directed by Alex Cox and adapted for the screen by Cox's fellow Liverpudlian, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. The film stars Christopher Eccleston as the revenge-obsessed Vindici, with Derek Jacobi as the evil Duke, Eddie Izzard as his lecherous son Lussurioso, Diana Quick as the Duchess, Andrew Schofield as Vindice's brother Carlo (a version of the play's Hippolito), Carla Henry as his virtuous sister Castiza, and Marc Warren and Justin Salinger as the Duchess's sons Supervacuo and Ambitioso. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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