The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
24m

Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
Cast

John Hurt
The Storyteller

Bob Peck
The Soldier
Stuart Richman
Fiddling Beggar

Walter Sparrow
Card Trick Beggar

John Franklyn-Robbins
Tzar
Ishia Bennison
Tzarina

Jan Chappell
The Soldier's Wife
Gavin Knights
The Soldier's Son

David Fleeshman
Innkeeper
Alistair Fullarton
Death/Devil

Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog

David Alan Barclay
Devil
Michael Bayliss
Devil
Marcus Clarke
Devil

Richard Coombs
Devil

John Eccleston
Devil
Geoff Felix
Devil

Mike Quinn
Devil
Crew
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