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| Release Date: |
November 25, 2005 (LA/NY)
January 13, 2006 (Limited)
March 10, 2006 |
| On DVD: |
July 4, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
130 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language. |
| Director: |
Laurence Dunmore |
| Writer: |
Stephen Jeffreys |
| Cast: |
Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Reilly, Jack Davenport, Richard Coyle, Francesca Annis, Claire Higgins |
Johnny Depp stars in "The Libertine" as the scandalously decadent John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester. The film follows the Earl's adventures in London, from his passionate romance with a young actress, Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton), to the writing of a scurrilous play which blisteringly and bawdily lampoons the very monarch who commissioned it, Charles II (John Malkovich), leading to the Earl's banishment and eventual downfall. Laurence Dunmore makes an assured directorial debut, creating a Read more
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