Season of the Witch is a 2011 American supernatural action film starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Dominic Sena. Cage stars with Ron Perlman as Teutonic Knights, who return from the Crusades to find their fatherland ruined by the Black Death. Two church elders accuse a girl (Claire Foy)
of being a witch and being responsible for the destruction and command
the knights to transport the girl to a monastery so the monks there can
lift her curse from the land.
Development on the film began in 2000 when the spec script by screenwriter Bragi F. Schut was purchased by MGM. The project moved from MGM to Columbia Pictures to Relativity Media, where the film was finally produced by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner. Filming took place primarily in Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Season of the Witch was released on January 7,
2011 in the United States, Canada and several other territories. The
film received negative reviews but was a moderate box office success.
Director: Dominic Sena
Writer: Bragi F. Schut
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy
Oscar (R) winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Ghost Rider) and Ron
Perlman (Hellboy, Hellboy II) star in this supernatural action
adventure about a heroic Crusader and his fellow soldier who must
transport a woman accused of being a witch to a remote monastery. The
arduous journey across perilous terrain tests their strength and
courage as they discover the girl's secret and find themselves battling
a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world.
