Release Date
November 25, 2005 (LA/NY)
January 13, 2006 (Limited)
March 10, 2006
January 13, 2006 (Limited)
March 10, 2006
DVD Release Date
July 4, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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
Running Time
130 minutes
MPA 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... Full synopsis »
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