The Order
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For centuries a secret Order has existed within the Church. Following a series of unexplained murders, renegade priest Father Alex Bernier begins an investigation that hurls him into a maelstrom of unimaginable evil, murder and the knowledge that there is a fate worse than death. Father Bernier's se
Cast & Crew
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Brian Helgeland
Director
Heath Ledger
Father Alex Bernier
Shannyn Sossamon
Mara Sinclair
Benno Fürmann
Eden
Mark Addy
Father Thomas Garrett
Peter Weller
Driscoll
Film Details
Also Known As
Order, Orders, The, Sin Eater
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
20th Century Fox Studio Facilities; Air Studios, London; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Asylum Visual Effects; Cinesicurta; Fury & Grace; N1 European Film Productions And Co. Kg; N1 European Film Productions And Co. Kg; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Qwerty Films; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Filmcompagniet; Hispano Foxfilms; Nu-Metro; Ufd; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Naples, Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
For centuries a secret Order has existed within the Church. Following a series of unexplained murders, renegade priest Father Alex Bernier begins an investigation that hurls him into a maelstrom of unimaginable evil, murder and the knowledge that there is a fate worse than death. Father Bernier's search takes him to The Sin Eater--a key figure in this mysterious and ancient Order. The immortal Sin Eater's role is nothing less than playing God on earth by absolving the unforgiveable of their sins outside the Church, allowing greater evil to go unpunished. Burdened by centuries of evil, the Sin Eater craves the luxury of death. But who will eat his sins and grant eternal peace? Who will carry on his dark tradition and continue the work of the Order? As the young priest uncovers the answers and pursues these paragons of evil, he fights to save his own soul and that of troubled artist Mara, the woman he loves.
Director
Brian Helgeland
Director
Cast
Heath Ledger
Father Alex Bernier
Shannyn Sossamon
Mara Sinclair
Benno Fürmann
Eden
Mark Addy
Father Thomas Garrett
Peter Weller
Driscoll
Francesco Carnelutti
Dominic
Mattia Sbragia
Apathetic Bishop
Mirko Casaburo
Little Boy
Giulia Lombardi
Little Girl
Richard Bremmer
Bookstore Owner
Cristina Macca
Sister Franca
Paola Emilia Villa
Sister Marie
Rosalinda Celentano
Faraway Eyes Girl
Alessandra Costanzo
Eden'S Maid
Paolo Lorimer
Englishman
Davide Odore
Young Eden
John Karlsen
Eden'S Manservant
Fabrizio Lozzi
Eden'S Driver
David Ambrosi
Demon
Adam Levy
Master Builder
Bruno Bilotta
Bigger Bouncer
Leagh Conwell
Alex (10 Years Old)
John Schwab
American Bureaucrat
Jon Laurimore
Burnham - British Aristocrat
Steve Toussaint
New York Detective
James Greene
British Doctor
Luigi Basagaluppi
Father Of Eden
Michele Melega
Morgue Attendant
Emanuele Carucci Viterbi
Priest At St Peters
Richard Leaf
Sin Eater At St Peters
Clive Riche
Towncar Driver
Alex Van Damme
Club Bartender
Barbara Pastrovich
Irish Whore
Pete Lockett
Performer
James Greene
John Schwab
Crew
Daniel Acon
Special Effects Coordinator
Blondel Aidoo
Visual Effects Executive Producer (Asylum Visual Effects)
Gerardo Albero
Supervisor
Giovanni Albertini
Plasterer
Andrea Alunni
Unit Manager
Cecilia Alvarenga
Production Coordinator
Damian Anderson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gino Andreoli
Wardrobe Assistant
Bruno Anghelone
Grip
Giorgio Antonini
Stunts
Carlo Antonioni
Stunts
Mariana Antonova
Assistant Cook
Jill Asher
Apprentice Editor
Tim Aslam
Assistant Costume Designer
Jean Luc Azzis
Inferno Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Branamir Babic
Art Director
Petra Bach
Adr Editor
Giampaolo Bagala
Key Grip
Giampaolo Bagala
Dolly Grip
Roberto Bagala
Rigging Grip
Jon Bailey
Assistant Engineer (Air Studios)
Stephen Barber
Original Music
Alma Barbieri
Head Cutter
Roberto Barbona
Best Boy Grip
Marzio Bardi
Stand-By Props
Jim Batchelder
Production Coordinator (Asylum Visual Effects)
Simona Batistelli
Set Dressing Coordinator
Bernard Bats
Sound Mixer
Craig Baumgarten
Producer
Antonio Beccarisi
Carpenter
Danny Becerra
Video (Asylum Visual Effects)
Romano Bellucci
Carpenter
Bill W Benton
Sound Mixer
Michele Bergstrom
Video Assistant
Leonardo Bertini
Production Assistant
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Key Makeup Artist
David Betancourt
Foley Mixer
Agostino Bivi
Head Painter
Andrea Bivi
Painter
Arnaldo Bivi
Painter
Mario Boccanegra
Rigging Key Grip
Gary Bollenttini
Special Effects Foreman
Fabio Bolli
Electrician (2nd Unit)
Tracy Bolt
Sound Recordist
Gamberino Bonavita
3rd Assistant Accountant
Lilli Bonolis
Assistant Editor (Rome)
Umberto Bramucci
Best Boy Rigging Electrician
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
Pierre-yves Bruneel
Boom Operator
Francesca Brunori
Wardrobe Mistress
Lindsay Burnett
Visual Effects Producer (Asylum Visual Effects)
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Kevin R. Buxbaum
Production Auditor
Daniele Cafolla
Electrician
Angus Cameron
Visual Effects Set Supervision (Asylum Visual Effects)
Sabrina Canale
Assistant (To Heath Ledger)
Dino Candelo
Sculptor
Cristina Capone
Clapper Loader (2nd Unit)
Massimo Cardajoli
Special Effects Technician
Giorgio Catalano
Production Accountant
Carmine Celliti
Cook
Alberto Chiovenda
Plasterer
Simone Cialoni
Production Assistant
Piera Cimino
Seamstress
Ambrogio Ciranna
Sculptor
Gary Cohen
Special Effects Technician
Mariano Colace
Carpenter
Alessandro Colini
Grip (2nd Unit)
Stuart Conran
Senior Makeup Effects Artist
Orlanda Contardi
Seamstress
Stefano Corridori
Special Effects Technician
Maurizio Cremisini
Focus Puller (2nd Unit)
Massimo Cristofanelli
Special Effects Assistant Set Supervisor
Brandon Criswell
2-D Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Suzanne Crowley
Uk Casting
Brian Cuscino
I/O (Asylum Visual Effects)
Marco Cuzzupoli
"B" Camera Clapper Loader
Massimo D'amico
Carpenter
Charlie Davis
Post-Production Executive
Mario De Cinti
Generator Operator
Vincenzo De Stefano
Swing Gang
Paolo Del Grande
Sculptor
Massimiliano Dessena
Grip
Umberto Dessena
Rigging Best Boy
Francesco Di Giacomo
"A" Camera Assistant
Stefano Di Spirito
Catering Supervisor
Gabriella Disanto
Transportation Coordinator
Francis B K Dokyi
Production Assistant
Galliano Donati
Sculptor
Cristiano Donzelli
Storyboard Artist
Mitchell S Drain
Inferno Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Kevin Draycott
Special Effects Floor Supervisor
Matt Dunkley
Choir Conductor
Matt Dunkley
Original Music
Sergio Ercolessi
First Assistant Director
Cristina Esigibili
Assistant (To Property Master)
Stefano Falivene
"A" Camera Operator
Aldo Femiani
Plasterer
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Alessandro Fiorito
2nd Assistant Accountant
Maria Fiorito
Construction Accountant
Andy Foster
Production Coordinator (Asylum Visual Effects)
Geoff Foster
Score Mixing
Geoff Foster
Score Recording
Federico Foti
Unit Production Manager
Antonio Fraulo
Property Master
Antonio Fraulo
Propmaker
Jaqueline Freda
Stunts
Jo-anne Frisa
Dialogue Coach (For Benno Furmann)
Gianfranco Fumagalli
Set Decorator
Domenico Garitta
Plasterer
Antonio Gasbarrini
Key Rigging Electrician
Cristina Gauttieri
"B" Camera Assistant
Giovanni Gianese
Head Sculptor
Beatrice Giraud
1st Assistant Accountant
Terry Glass
Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Gorn
Bansuri Flute Soloist
Neill Gorton
Special Makeup Effects Supervisor
Shawn Gregorini
Hair Stylist
Isobel Griffiths
Scoring Contractor
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Mixer
Dave Hage
Music Preparation (Dakota Music Services)
Thomas M. Hammel
Unit Production Manager
Thomas M. Hammel
Executive Producer
Caroline Harris
Costume Designer
Alex Hegedus
Engineering (Asylum Visual Effects)
Brian Helgeland
Screenwriter
Brian Helgeland
Producer
Michael 'ffish' Hemschoot
Cgi Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Clement Hingrai
Flying Camera Operator
Tommy Hooper
Head Of Technology (Asylum Visual Effects)
Antony Hunt
Visual Effects Producer
Nick Ingman
Orchestra Conductor
Donna Isaacson
Casting
William Jacobs
Foley Editor
Brian W Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Johnson
Supervising Sound Editor
Brooke Johnston
Assistant (To Craig Baumgarten)
David Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor (Asylum Visual Effects)
Zachary Justman
Assistant Visual Effects Editor (Asylum Visual Effects)
Kristopher Kasper
Visual Effects Editor (Asylum Visual Effects)
Joe Ken
2-D Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Miljen Kreka Kljakovic
Production Designer
Sonny Kompanek
Original Music
Michael Kuhn
Executive Producer
Vincenzo La Rocca
Plasterer
Enrico Latella
Transportation Captain
Bill Laverty
Engineering (Asylum Visual Effects)
Bryan Lawson
Assistant Music Editor
Erik Lee
Cgi Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Benito Leonardi
Carpenter
William Levins
Foley Editor
Giovanni Liovatelli
Unit Production Manager
Mark Alan Loso
Inferno Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Giovanni Lovatelli
Co-Producer
Mauro Lucantoni
Carpenter
David Lucarelli
Adr Recordist
Matthew Lumb
Cgi Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Roberto Luzi
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Carlo Maggi
Head Plasterer
Venanzio Marsili
Production Assistant
Frederic Martin
Flying Camera Assistant Operator
Pasqual Martino
Animal Wrangler
Renzo Marucci
Plasterer
Brandon Mason
Assistant Engineer (Cell Labs)
Brandon Mason
Assistant (To Composer)
Charles B Maynes
Sound Effects Editor
Jason Mcdade
Cgi Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Emma Mcguinness
Visual Effects Executive Producer (Asylum Visual Effects)
Nathan Mcguinness
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Peter Mcnulty
Additional Editing
Maria Grazia Mellina
Art Department Coordinator
Ennio Meloni
Carpenter
Corrado Meotti
Production Assistant
Matt Merkovich
Cgi Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Fabrizio Micheli
Grip (2nd Unit)
Keir Milligan
Assistant Engineer (Air Studios)
Emanuela Minoli
Assistant Unit Manager
Stefano Mioni
Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Rob Moggach
Inferno Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Stefano Morbidelli
Swing Gang
Ian Morse
Senior Makeup Effects Artist
Francesco Motolese
Sculptor
Sebastiano Murer
Stand-By Props
Bernardino Nardoni
Construction Manager
Tiziano Nardoni
Carpenter
Antonio Nigro
Generator Operator
Alberico Novelli
Gaffer
Alessandro Novelli
Stunts
Emiliano Novelli
Stunts
Sami Novelli
Rigging Electrician
Jesper Nybroe
Inferno Artist (Asylum Visual Effects)
Jenny O'grady
Choir (For Metro Voices)
Michaela Occhipinti
Assistant Locations
Duilio Olmi
Special Effects Engineer
Erik Paoletti
Location Manager
Valeria Paoloni
Buyer
Barbara Pastrovich
Second Assistant Director
Nicola Pecorini
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Order, Orders, The, Sin Eater
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
20th Century Fox Studio Facilities; Air Studios, London; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Asylum Visual Effects; Cinesicurta; Fury & Grace; N1 European Film Productions And Co. Kg; N1 European Film Productions And Co. Kg; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Qwerty Films; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Filmcompagniet; Hispano Foxfilms; Nu-Metro; Ufd; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Naples, Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 5, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 30, 2003
Antonio Banderas was previously attached for a role.
Brian Helgeland reportedly received $1,000,000 against $1,500,000 for the sale of this pitch.
Brian Helgeland reportedly received $1,000,000 against $1,500,000 for the sale of this pitch.
Vincent Cassel was formerly attached to star.
Kodak
Technovision
Released in United States Fall September 5, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 30, 2003
