- Director: Simon Aeby
- Release Year: 2005
- Production Country: United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany
- Language: English
The Headsman (Shadow of the Sword or Henker)
- Era: Early Modern
- Regions: Europe, Southern Europe, Italy, Western Europe, Austria
- Subject: Religion
- Film Type: Feature Film
Description
Martin must decide whether he will go through with execution of his childhood friend, condemned for heresy (and political expediency), or risk bringing the wrath of the Inquisition down upon his own and his family's head.
Themes
Holy Roman Empire (962 – 1806), Protestant Reformation, Lutheran Reformation, Protestantism, Religious intolerance, Loyalties, Catholicism, Capital punishment, Monasteries