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The Libertine (2005) - Movie Details

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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
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
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Official site: aoltrack.com/r/5d139ae86dc08ee5d5e6607d164828b5
Running Time: 130 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language.

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...

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