The Salvation

May 22, 2014

1h 32m

★ 6.5

Bad men will bleed.

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.

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Spier Films

Forward Films

TrustNordisk

Zentropa Entertainments

F.I.L.M.S.

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 Salvation Trailers

Cast

Jon Jensen

Mads Mikkelsen

Madelaine

Eva Green

Henry Delarue

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Peter Jensen

Mikael Persbrandt

Corsican

Éric Cantona

Sheriff Mallick

Douglas Henshall

Paul Delarue

Michael Raymond-James

Mayor Nathan Keane

Jonathan Pryce

Marie Jensen

Nanna Øland Fabricius

Kresten Jensen

Toke Lars Bjarke

Lester

Sean Cameron Michael

Stagecoach Whip

Carl Nel

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