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Release Date:
2 February 1996 (Canada)
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Tagline:
In a world of seduction and power, temptation has its price.
Plot:
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King...
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 2 nominations
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(11 articles)
Anne Rice Chimes in on Robert Downey, Jr., as Lestat Debate
(From Dread Central. 17 August 2009, 5:00 PM, PDT)
Anne Rice Thinks Robert Downey Jr. Would Make a "Fabulous Vampire Lestat"
(From ReelzChannel. 17 August 2009, 4:47 AM, PDT)
(From Dread Central. 17 August 2009, 5:00 PM, PDT)
Anne Rice Thinks Robert Downey Jr. Would Make a "Fabulous Vampire Lestat"
(From ReelzChannel. 17 August 2009, 4:47 AM, PDT)
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First rate without one bloody battle!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Robert Merivel |
 | Sam Neill | ... | King Charles II |
 | David Thewlis | ... | John Pearce |
 | Polly Walker | ... | Celia Clemence |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Katharine |
 | Ian McKellen | ... | Will Gates |
 | Hugh Grant | ... | Elias Finn |
 | Ian McDiarmid | ... | Ambrose |
| Mary MacLeod | ... | Midwife |
| Mark Letheren | ... | Daniel |
| Sandy McDade | ... | Hannah |
| Rosalind Bennett | ... | Eleanor |
| Willie Ross | ... | Man with Visible Heart |
| David Gant | ... | Chiffinch |
 | Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Merivel's Father |
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality.
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Runtime:
117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Spain:7 |
USA:R |
Canada:A
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Composer James Newton Howard's main theme is based on "Sarabande" by Georg Friedrich Händel (ca. 1705).
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Anachronisms: At a very early point in the film, the King says something along the lines of "....and these are your playmates." In the background is a horde of 17th-century ladies boating on the Achille Duchenne water parterre at Blenheim Palace. The palace was not built until the late 18th century, and the parterre was not designed until 1925.
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Opening Title Card: In 1660 Charles II was restored to the English Throne ending 11 years of Oliver Cromwell's bleak Puritan rule. Thus began the age of Restoration. It was an era of scientific discovery, artistic exploration and luxurious sensuality.
Opening Title Card: It was also a time of natural disasters and archaic medical practices. Science was pitted against superstition. This is the story of one man's journey through the light and dark of those times.
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Opening Title Card: In 1660 Charles II was restored to the English Throne ending 11 years of Oliver Cromwell's bleak Puritan rule. Thus began the age of Restoration. It was an era of scientific discovery, artistic exploration and luxurious sensuality.
Opening Title Card: It was also a time of natural disasters and archaic medical practices. Science was pitted against superstition. This is the story of one man's journey through the light and dark of those times.
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-03)" (2007)
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Good Lord! a historical epic without a spectacular set piece till the fire of London. There was not a minute of this film I did not enjoy! Those who need chariot races to feel historically present need to know we can't all hang out with Cleopatra or Rhett. These people, in this film, came across as real through the ages! After seeing this delight,I mourn for Downey's career. Rent, NO! Buy this movie and step back into time for two hours. As historical drama, this is surpassed only by " A LION IN WINTER" and "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA". Mel Gibson should see this film before he messes with historical characters again. Please, you critics watch this with your heart; not your eye for spectacle 'NUFF SAID!