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Pillars of the Earth (The)

Country: Germany | Canada, Language: English, 60 mins

  • Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
  • Writer: John Pielmeier; Ken Follett
  • Producer: John Ryan

CGiii Comment

Sodomy in the church - who would believe that?!?

The book was epic - this mini-series is not - alas, that was to be expected.

It is ambitious and watchable - but, it doesn't quite get the blood boiling as the book did - it all seems a bit rushed by the end.

Definitely a project that needed more money and time.


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The(ir) Blurb...

The Pillars of the Earth is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against the backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through political turmoil of 12th century England, creating a relevant and viable world for today's audience and for generations to come.

Cast & Characters

Ian McShane as Waleran;
Matthew Macfadyen as Prior Philip;
Eddie Redmayne as Jack Jackson;
Hayley Atwell as Aliena;
Sarah Parish as Regan Hamleigh;
Natalia Worner as Ellen;
David Oakes as William Hamleigh;
Tony Curran as King Stephen;
Sam Claflin as Richard;
Anatole Taubman as Remigius;
Liam Garrigan as Alfred;
Gotz Otto as Walter;
Jody Halse as Johnny Eightpence;
David Bark-Jones as Francis;
Rufus Sewell as Tom Builder