The Pillars of the Earth
Genre: an 8 hour made for TV miniseries, Drama, Book adaptation
Synopsis: This $40 million dollar miniseries is based on the novel by Ken Follett. The plot of the suspense thriller set in 12th century England involves war, religious strife and power struggles as well as two interwoven love stories. It is based on the building of a cathedral in Kingsbridge, England.
Matthew Macfadyen Role: Prior Philip. A resourceful and dedicated monk, whose dream is to see Kingsbridge rise to greatness. He becomes the benevolent ruler of Kingsbridge — allocating resources, organising commerce, resolving disputes and meting out justice, essentially without armed force. His moral strictness frustrates several sympathetic characters, but is completely devoid of malice.(Wikipedia)
Status: Filming begins June 22, 2009 in Austria and Hungary. Expected to be shown on TV late 2010
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External Links:
- Official Pillars of the Earth website
- Starz
- Wikipedia
- Tandem Communications (German Co-Producer and distributor)
- Ken Follett website
- IMDb
- Oprah's Book Club
Available for Purchase:
- Amazon UK: paperback novel
- Amazon US: paperback novel
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I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth. I loved the character of Prior Phillip, was delighted to find out there IS a movie being made,and doubly delighted he is being played by Matthew Macfadyen. Called my dad immediately, who had recommended I read the book. He is 75, and said, "I hope to live long enough to see the movie!" Yes.
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Submitted by Sherry (not verified) on Sun, 2009-07-05 23:29.I finished reading Pillars this summer also! So happy to see it will be a movie. Really glad that Mathew will be a big part of it.
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Submitted by Lindy (not verified) on Thu, 2009-10-01 02:13.I never liked Prior Philip, but Matthew Macfadyen made me.Great, that IS worth mentioning. He's really good.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2010-08-11 12:03.I read this book 2 o 3 years ago, and now I just can't remember if Philips is the a bad prior or the good, but i LOVE MATTHEW like an actor, and this tv serie will be espectacular!!I can't wait for it's come to SPAIN!! guapo!!!
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2010-08-14 02:05.no film could really ever capture the miniscules of a book. But this filming seems to be mind blowing. i had the luck to watch few parts of the first episode of pillars of the earth when on trip to LA. Now i am desperately looking for any modi. I wish and feel its already Autumn now in Germany still the show is not even announced in the tv
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Submitted by Anita (not verified) on Thu, 2010-08-26 20:05.