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The Salvation

The Salvation

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The Salvation

"Bad men will bleed."

2014

1h 32m

6.5(999 votes)

Drama

Western

Overview

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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Production Companies

Spier Films

TrustNordisk

Zentropa Entertainments

Det Danske Filminstitut

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Film i Väst

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa

MEDIA Programme of the European Union

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Jon Jensen

Eva Green

Eva Green

Madelaine

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Henry Delarue

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Peter Jensen

Éric Cantona

Éric Cantona

Corsican

Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall

Sheriff Mallick

Michael Raymond-James

Michael Raymond-James

Paul Delarue

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Mayor Nathan Keane

Nanna Øland Fabricius

Nanna Øland Fabricius

Marie Jensen

Toke Lars Bjarke

Toke Lars Bjarke

Kresten Jensen

Creative team

Directed by: Kristian Levring
Written by: Kristian Levring
Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced by: Michael Auret
Sisse Graum Jørgensen

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