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The Book of Life

The Book of Life

2000 seen by... Hal Hartley.

19986.31h 3m

Overview

New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

Directed by Hal Hartley
Written by Hal Hartley
Produced by Matthew Myers, Thierry Cagianut, Carole Scotta
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Top Cast

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Jesus Christ

PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

Magdalena

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Dave Simonds

Dave

Thomas Jay Ryan

Thomas Jay Ryan

Satan

Miho Nikaido

Miho Nikaido

Edie

D.J. Mendel

D.J. Mendel

Lawyer

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Katreen Hardt

Receptionist

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

True Believer

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Anna Köhler

Hotel Clerk

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Martin Pfefferkorn

Martyr

About The Book of Life

The Book of Life is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1998. Directed by Hal Hartley, it stars Martin Donovan, PJ Harvey, Dave Simonds. New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

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