The Libertine (2004)

Director:

Laurence Dunmore

Writers:

Stephen Jeffreys (screenplay)
Stephen Jeffreys (play)

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.

Plot:

The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

Plot Keywords:

Earl | Poet | Charles II | Ambassador | Mistress

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Rochester
Paul Ritter	...	Chiffinch
John Malkovich	...	Charles II
Stanley Townsend	...	Keown
Francesca Annis	...	Countess
Rosamund Pike	...	Elizabeth Malet
Tom Hollander	...	Etherege
Johnny Vegas	...	Sackville
Richard Coyle	...	Alcock
Tom Burke	...	Vaughan
Hugh Sachs	...	Ratcliffe
Rupert Friend	...	Downs
Kelly Reilly	...	Jane
Jack Davenport	...	Harris
Trudi Jackson	...	Rose
Samantha Morton	...	Elizabeth Barry
Clare Higgins	...	Molly Luscombe (as Claire Higgins)
Freddie Jones	...	Betterton
Robert Wilfort	...	Huysmans
Jake Curran	...	Sackville's Servant
Paul Chahidi	...	Barrillon
Kevin Doyle	...	Constable
Morgan Walters	...	Trooper
Niall Buggy	...	Chaplain
Peter Howell	...	Bishop
T.P. McKenna	...	Black Rod (as TP McKenna)
Maimie McCoy	...	Acting Troop
Richard Wills-Cotton	...	Acting Troop
Penny Layden	...	Acting Troop
Olivia Higginbottom	...	Acting Troop (as Kate Olivia Higginbottom)
Amy Darcy	...	Acting Troop
Cara Horgan	...	Acting Troop
Graham Hughes	...	Acting Troop
Liam McKenna	...	Acting Troop
Habib Nasib Nader	...	Acting Troop
Laurence Spellman	...	Acting Troop
Robert Sterne	...	Acting Troop
Katie Beale	...	Dancer
Anna Serena Bindra	...	Dancer
Fleur Davidson	...	Dancer
Natascha Falter	...	Dancer
Hannah Gould	...	Dancer
Alice Hutcheson	...	Dancer
Harriette Quarrie	...	Dancer
Susie Gossling Valerio	...	Dancer (as Susanna Valerio)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louisa Bawden	...	Orange Seller (uncredited)
Sacha Bennett	...	King Charles II's Servant (uncredited)
Amanda Girvan	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Shane MacGowan	...	17th Century Bard (uncredited)

Directed by
Laurence Dunmore

Writing credits
Stephen Jeffreys		(screenplay)
Stephen Jeffreys		(play)

Produced by
Chase Bailey	....	executive producer
Mairi Bett	....	line producer
Steve Christian	....	executive producer
Louise Goodsill	....	executive producer
Lianne Halfon	....	producer
Ralph Kamp	....	executive producer
Colin Leventhal	....	executive producer
John Malkovich	....	producer
Jessica Parker	....	associate producer: Samuelson Productions
Marc Samuelson	....	executive producer
Peter Samuelson	....	executive producer
Russell Smith	....	producer
Donald A. Starr	....	executive producer (as Donald Starr)
Daniel J.B. Taylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Nyman

Cinematography by
Alexander Melman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jill Bilcock

Casting by
Lucy Bevan
Mary Selway

Production Design by
Ben van Os		(as Ben Van Os)

Art Direction by
Patrick Rolfe

Set Decoration by
Robert Wischhusen-Hayes

Costume Design by
Dien van Straalen		(as Dien Van Straalen)

Makeup Department
Abi Brotherton	....	hair & makeup trainee
Julie Dartnell	....	hair & makeup artist
Becky Devine	....	hair & makeup trainee
John Munro	....	hair & makeup: supporting artists
Peter Owen	....	hair & makeup designer
Ivana Primorac	....	hair & makeup chief
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lenses
Julie Thom	....	hair & makeup artist
Norma Webb	....	hair & makeup artist
Patty York	....	personal makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth (uncredited)

Production Management
Marshall Leviten	....	production manager
Caroline McManus	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Baker	....	second assistant director
Paul Bennett	....	third assistant director
Max Keene	....	first assistant director
Andrea Slater	....	second assistant director: crowd
Amy Coop	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Alex Abelman	....	carpenter: construction workshop, London
Sam Abelman	....	carpenter: construction workshop, London
Gillian Allen-Fraser	....	petty cash buyer: Isle of Man
Suzanne Austin	....	assistant art director
Dave Ball	....	construction manager: Isle of Man
Bruce Barnes	....	site foreman: Isle of Man (as Bruce Barns)
Hammy Bernald	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Andy Blore	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Andrea Bond	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man
Arran Brownlee	....	storyboard artist
Corran Brownlee	....	storyboard artist
Peter Burden	....	dressing props
Gillian Campbell	....	chargehand scenic painter: locations
Will Cann	....	stand-by props
Alison Cardy	....	petty cash buyer
Frank Carr	....	stagehand
Graham Caulfield	....	drapes man (as Grahame Caulfield)
Nigel Chrisholm	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Danny Clements	....	additional dressing props
David Cooper	....	carpenter: locations
Nick Cosens	....	stand-by props
Gareth Cousins	....	art department assistant
Dan Crandon	....	construction manager
Hannah Crick	....	scenic painter: locations
Tim Crowley	....	assistant construction manager: Isle of Man
Tim Crowley	....	draughtsman: Isle of Man
Chris Cutler	....	dressing props
Eric Downey	....	supervising rigger: locations
Rebecca Duquenoy	....	production buyer
Jim Dyson	....	stand-by painter
Matthew Edgar	....	carpenter: construction workshop, London (as Matthew Edger)
Bob Elton	....	additional dressing props
John Fell	....	rigger: locations
Stephen Fell	....	rigger: locations
David Gray	....	stand-by rigger (as Dave Gray)
Pat Hagerty	....	rigger: Isle of Man
Paul Halter	....	carpenter: construction workshop, London
Jason Htay	....	carpenter: locations
Nigel Hughes	....	scenic artist
Richard Kelloway	....	dressing props (as Dick Kelloway)
Emma Kenaway	....	artist
Chris Lightburn-Jones	....	assistant construction manager: locations
Richard Mason	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Lisa McDiarmid	....	stand-by art director
David McHenry	....	draughtsman
Daryn McLaughlan	....	art department runner
Garry Moore	....	stand-by carpenter
Tony Moore	....	rigger: locations
Justin Overhill	....	scenic painter: locations
Damian Peedle	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Erik Peterson	....	candle man
Gary Philips	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man
John Pinkerton	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man (as John Pickenton)
Jessie Power	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man
Tim Powis	....	foreman: construction workshop, London
Ben Rai-Green	....	carpenter: locations
Jody Raynes	....	scenic painter: locations
William Richards	....	rigger: Isle of Man
Nigel Salter	....	property master
Simon Scullion	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man
Ussal Smithers	....	production buyer
Mick Treend	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Karin Van Der Werff	....	designer's assistant
Mark Wallis	....	carpenter: Isle of Man
Michael Weedon	....	rigger: Isle of Man
Fleur Whitlock	....	supervising art director
Bruce Williams	....	scenic painter: Isle of Man
Jonnie Williams	....	carpenter: locations
Stuart Headley-Read	....	dressing props: dailies (uncredited)
Mark Hedges	....	dressing prop daily (uncredited)
Alex Rutherford	....	prop maker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Craig Carter	....	effects editor
Bruce Emery	....	consultant: Dolby
Anthony Faust	....	adr mixer
Helen Field	....	facilities manager: Soundfirm Australia
Chris Goodes	....	assistant sound mixer
Chris Goodes	....	effects editor
Antony Gray	....	dialogue editor
Ben Greaves	....	cableman
John Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Roger Savage	....	sound mixer
Paul Schwartz	....	boom operator
Blair Slater	....	foley editor
Mario Vaccaro	....	foley editor
Tarn Willers	....	cableman
Keenan Wyatt	....	sound assistant
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Ben Greaves	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
John Hayes	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Trevor Butterfield	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd
John Fontana	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd
Alan Hawes	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd
Nick P. Phillips	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd (as Nick Philips)
Ed Smith	....	special effects coordinator: SFX GB Ltd
Jody Taylor	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd
Stuart Wishart	....	special effects technician: SFX GB Ltd
Julian Butterfield	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Luke Marcel	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Rob Tucker	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andy Burrow	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot: Framestore CFC
James Clarke	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot: Framestore CFC
Kate Cuffin	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Luke Drummond	....	titles compositor: Framestore CFC
Jonathan Fawkner	....	lead sequence compositor: Framestore CFC
Dianne Gordon	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Piers Hampton	....	producer: Framestore CFC
Lucy Killick	....	visual effects producer: Framestore CFC
Brian Krijgsman	....	digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
Roz Lowrie	....	film editorial: Framestore CFC
Claire McGrane	....	senior producer: Framestore CFC
Ellie Meure	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Kirsty Morgan	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Mike Morrison	....	data operator: Framestore CFC
Bruce Nelson	....	paint & roto: Framestore CFC
Helen Nesbitt	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Dan Perry	....	scanning: digital clean-up and shoot: Framestore CFC
Travis Porter	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Asa Shoul	....	colorist: Framestore CFC
Maria Stroka	....	scanning: digital clean-up and shoot: Framestore CFC
Paola Varvaro	....	scanning: digital clean-up and shoot: Framestore CFC
Timothy Webber	....	visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC (as Tim Webber)
Corrina Wilson	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Christine Wong	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Doron Zar	....	digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer (uncredited)
Paul Doogan	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot (uncredited)
Simon French	....	camera technical director: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Ben Gillingham-Sutton	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Joe Godfrey	....	scanning and recording & digital cleanup (uncredited)
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer (uncredited)
Adam Hawkes	....	retouch and restoration (uncredited)
Jan Hogevold	....	production executive: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Kevin Lowery	....	scanning: digital clean up and shoot (uncredited)
Rebecca Manning	....	data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Dan McRae	....	digital lab: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Maria Michalopoulou	....	data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Christopher Page	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Steve Parsons	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Gavin Round	....	digital lab film editor: Framestore-CFC (uncredited)
Jeremy Sawyer	....	data operator (uncredited)
Matina Skouteri	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Aubrey Woodiwiss	....	digital clean-up: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Annabel Wright	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Skandar Allani	....	stunt performer
Del Baker	....	stunt performer
Gary Connery	....	stunt performer (as Garry Connery)
Glenn Foster	....	stunt performer (as Glen Foster)
David Garrick	....	stunt performer (as Dave Garrick)
Richard Hansen	....	stunt performer (as Richard Hanson)
Mark Henson	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Franklin Henson)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt performer
Paul Lowe	....	stunt performer
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Rhiannon Milne	....	stunt performer
Ray Nicholas	....	stunt performer
Peter Pedrero	....	stunt performer
Andy Butcher	....	horseman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Davies	....	gaffer
Robert Dibble	....	focus puller
Lawrence Duffy	....	best boy
Ross Duffy	....	electrician
Lee Eldred	....	electrician
Charlotte Ginsborg	....	clapper loader
Tristan Haley	....	second loader
Michael Hayes	....	electrician
Rupert Hornstein	....	focus puller
Michael Howard	....	electrician
Jason Lobb	....	electrician
Chaz Lyon	....	clapper loader (as Chas Lyon)
Brian Miller	....	genny operator
Peter Mountain	....	stills photographer
Jack Whilding Newman	....	video assist operator
Daniel Rake	....	assistant grip
John Rake	....	grip
Neville Richmond	....	video assist operator
Laurence Dunmore	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Charlie England	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Sam Goldie	....	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Nina Carter	....	extras casting: Nina's People
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Bev Lawley	....	extras casting: Nina's People

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Avery	....	wardrobe mistress
Sue Casey	....	wardrobe assistant: supporting artists
Charlotte Child	....	wardrobe assistant
Amanda Cole	....	wardrobe assistant: supporting artists
Yvonne Duckett	....	wardrobe assistant: supporting artists
Nigel Egerton	....	costume supervisor
Frank Gardiner	....	second assistant costume designer
Philip Goldsworthy	....	wardrobe assistant: supporting artists (as Phil Goldsworthy)
Marie-Therese Jacobse	....	assistant costume designer (as Marie Therese Jacobse)
Nadine Powell	....	wardrobe assistant
Adrian Simmons	....	wardrobe assistant: supporting artists
Robert Worley	....	wardrobe assistant
Katherine Burchill	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Billy Browne	....	second assistant editor
Alice Greenland	....	post-production coordinator
Gabrielle Smith	....	first assistant editor (as Gabby Smith)
Phillippa Hunt	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Mat Bartram	....	assistant music engineer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Roland Heap	....	assistant music engineer
Austin Ince	....	music mixing engineer
Austin Ince	....	recording engineer
Andrew Keenan	....	assistant to composer
Gabrielle Lester	....	orchestra leader: The Michael Nyman Orchestra
Michael Nyman	....	music conductor
Michael Nyman	....	music producer
Hilary Summers	....	singer: contralto, Capital Voices
Cathy Thompson	....	orchestra leader: The Michael Nyman Orchestra
Ross Cockle	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Trevor Atkin	....	unit driver
Micky Brown	....	driver: props
Richard Cain	....	unit driver
Malcolm Corlett	....	unit driver
Jim Edge	....	unit driver
Abi Holland	....	unit driver
Danny Kent	....	unit driver
Steve Leon	....	unit driver
Mike Lewis	....	unit driver
Ron Narduzzo	....	unit driver (as Ron Narduzo)
Terry Reece	....	unit driver
Micky Ridge	....	driver: props
Fiona Singer	....	unit driver
Adam Speers	....	driver: construction department
Ken Twine	....	driver: stand-by props
Jason Vanezis	....	unit driver
Brian Wilson	....	unit driver
Bobby Finn	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Mona Adams	....	historical researcher
Philip Ball	....	stand-in
Oliver Barron	....	production runner (as Olly Barron)
Jonathan Blair	....	production legal services: Addleshaw Goddard
Mitchell Brown	....	catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Arran Brownlee	....	electronic press kit
Corran Brownlee	....	electronic press kit
Daniel Budd	....	assistant accountant
Shannon Clark	....	production executive: Mr. Mudd
Mike Clark-Hall	....	floor runner
Jill Clarke	....	supplier: livestock
Chris Cullum	....	health & safety officer
Hannah Curtis	....	additional floor runner: Isle of Man
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Oliver Dance	....	production runner
Shelly Darden	....	assistant to producers: Mr. Mudd
Andrew Gwyn Davies	....	contact: London (as Andrew Gwyn Davis)
Christi Dembrowski	....	assistant: Mr. Depp
Jim Edge	....	security: Isle of Man
Giles Edleston	....	location manager
Sarah Fahy	....	insurance: Near North
Andrew Fingret	....	legal: Isle of Man Film, Cains
Julia Finn	....	publicist
Gerry Grennell	....	dialogue coach
Mark Grimwade	....	assistant location manager
Sasha Harris	....	production coordinator
Polly Hope	....	assistant: Mr. Dunmore
Carrie Johnson	....	unit nurse
Jerry Judge	....	security: personal
Debbie Kaye	....	horses supplier
Peaches L'Hore	....	assistant: Ms. Morton
Sue Lefton	....	etiquette coach
Sue Lefton	....	movement coach
Carl Lewin	....	chef: Bon Appetit
Linda Lichter	....	legal services: Los Angeles, Lichter, Nichols, Grossman, Adler, Grossman
Emma Lightbody	....	representative: Gasworks Media, for Isle of Man Films
Ella Magee	....	additional floor runner: Isle of Man (as Ella McGee)
John Maloney	....	security: UK
John Miles	....	production accountant
Jonathan Mills	....	production legal services: Addleshaw Goddard
Sheila Fraser Milne	....	completion bond: Film Finances (as Sheila Fraser-Milne)
Dean Morley	....	catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Peter Morley	....	catering assistant: Bon Appetit
George Osbourne	....	office cover: Isle of Man
Simon Oxley	....	rushes runner: mainland
Kate Pickford	....	floor runner
Natalie Rogers	....	assistant production coordinator
Diana Scrivener	....	assistant choreographer
Dorothy Sewell	....	unit nurse
Tina Shadick	....	assistant production accountant
Charlie Simpson	....	unit manager: locations
Helen Slaymaker	....	stand-in
Andy Soane	....	catering assistant: Bon Appetit
Claire Stewart	....	production secretary
Katherine Teakle	....	unit nurse
Derek Townshend	....	insurance: Near North
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	script supervisor
Tom White	....	production secretary
Simon Wintle	....	replica playing cards by
Jack Beardsley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Owain Gillard	....	liaison: film commission (uncredited)
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Jeremy Pelzer	....	managing director: studio (uncredited)
Thierry Valletoux	....	reportage (uncredited)

Thanks
Fiona Audley	....	special thanks: Traveleads
David Bermingham	....	acknowledgement: for Grosvenor Park
Jacob A. Bloom	....	special thanks (as Jake Bloom)
Jamie Bradley	....	thanks (as Jamie R Bradley)
Marlon Brando	....	dedicated to the memory of
Tom Brooke	....	thanks
Nick Cain	....	acknowledgement: Isle of Man Film Commission
Alex Downie	....	acknowledgement: Isle of Man Film Commission
Hilary Dugdale	....	acknowledgement: Isle of Man Film Commission
Brock Everitt-Elwick	....	thanks (as Brock Everitt Elwick)
Nigel Green	....	special thanks
Joanna Griffiths	....	thanks
Duncan Heath	....	special thanks
Tracey Jacobs	....	special thanks
Brigitte Lacombe	....	special thanks
Jeremy Lamb	....	special thanks
Shane MacGowan	....	special thanks
Joe Mason	....	thanks
Steve Robertson	....	thanks
Roger Sapsford	....	special thanks: Fuji (UK )
Mary Selway	....	dedicated to the memory of
Michael Sheahan	....	acknowledgement: for Grosvenor Park
Morag Siller	....	thanks
Leonard Singer	....	acknowledgement: Isle of Man Film Commission
John Stein	....	acknowledgement: for Grosvenor Park
Lesley Stewart	....	acknowledgement: for Grosvenor Park
Catherine Tate	....	thanks
Hunter S. Thompson	....	dedicated to the memory of
Rose Tudor	....	special thanks
Wendy Wason	....	thanks (as Wendy Wasson)

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• Isle of Man Film (in association with)
• Mr. Mudd (producer)
• First Choice Films 2004
• Odyssey Entertainment

Distributors

• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Bravo! Television (2009) (Canada) (TV)
• Koch Media (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2005) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Aztec (model maker)
• Framestore CFC (digital visual effects) (as Framestore-CFC)
• Special Effects (GB) (special effects) (as SFX GB Ltd)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  acknowledgment
• ARRI Media  acknowledgment
• Addleshaw Goddard  production legal services
• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded, mixed and edited at: August 2004 (as Angel Recording Studios Ltd, London)
• Annamode 68  specialist costumes (as Anamode 68-Costumes-Rome)
• Bank of Ireland  banking services
• Barclays Bank  banking services: Isle of Man
• Blenheim Palace  special thanks
• Bon Appetit Catering  catering by (as Bon Appetit)
• Boosey & Hawkes  original music copyright: 2005
• CADW Welsh Historic Monuments  special thanks to (as CADW)
• Cains Advocates  legal: Isle of Man (as Cains)
• Capital Voices  courtesy of: Hilary Summers
• Cosprop  costumes (uncredited)
• De Lane Lea  adr facilities
• Devil's Horsemen, The (I)  horses and carriages by (as Devils Horsemen)
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting (uncredited)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor (as Film Finances)
• Film Victoria's Melbourne Office  post-production assistance: Melbourne, Victoria
• Framestore CFC  digital film grading
• Fuji Photo Film  special thanks to (as Fuji [UK])
• Hampton Court Palace  special thanks
• Jason Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler  legal services: Los Angeles (as Lichter, Nichols, Grossman, Adler, Grossman)
• Lightworks  edited on
• Malde & Co.  auditors (as Malde & Co)
• Mayflower Studios  adr facilities
• Michael Nyman Orchestra  music performed by (as The Michael Nyman Orchestra)
• Michael Nyman  original music publisher: 2005 (as Michael Nyman Limited)
• Midnight Transfer  editing facilities
• National Trust - Charlecote Park, Warwickshire  special thanks
• National Trust - Montacute House, Somerset  special thanks
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  insurance (as Near North)
• Nina's People  extras casting agency
• Olympic Studios  music edited at: March 2005 (as Olympic Studios, London)
• Olympic Studios  music recorded and mixed at: March 2005 (as Olympic Studios, London)
• Paris Mudd Films  special thanks (as Paris Mudd)
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Rona Brown & Associates  monkey supplied by (as Rona Brown Associates)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sargent-Disc  payroll services (as Sargent-Disc Ltd London)
• Soho Images  laboratory
• Soundfirm  sound post-production (as Soundfirm Australia)
• Stanway House  special thanks
• Traveleads  special thanks to
• Tudor Rose  special thanks to
• Vectacorp  mud supplied by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

UK | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Singapore:R21 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | Italy:VM14 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Sweden:11 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Spain:18 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Based on the play by Stephen Jeffreys, which had been produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and starred John Malkovich and Martha Plimpton.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Earl of Rochester reads an insulting poem he wrote about Charles II which implies that the King is impotent, and insists this "is true." In fact Charles II was a noted womanizer who father at least a dozen illegitimate children by seven mistresses.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rochester:Allow me to be frank at the commencement. You will not like me. The gentlemen will be envious and the ladies will be repelled. You will not like me now and you will like me a good deal less as we go on. Ladies, an announcement: I am up for it, all the time...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 7 January 2006" (2006)

Soundtrack:

If

Depp does it again

The libertine - What a film... Despite its murkiness, and turgid subject matter, Johnny gives what has to be, his most intricate and breathtaking performance. The first forty-five minutes focuses mainly on John Wilmot's drunken and lecherous ways, and the final forty-five minutes (roughly at around the time that Johnny removes his wig), the sad and awful truth of the life of Rochester kicks in, and from then on, its a cracking story. At the final scene as the light fades along with the haunting words of Rochester's final monologue, I don't think that I would be alone in saying that I was moved to goosebumps and spine chills. Depp is just so intense that frankly, he is beyond brilliant. If the academy don't recognise him this time, I will personally have 'words' with Mr Weinstein! On the whole, an absorbingly different film that deserves all credit.