The Libertine
Brief Synopsis
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Story of the Earl of Rochester, friend of Charles II and a Restoration era pornographer and poet. He was an anti-monarchist Royalist and an atheist who converted to Christianity. The story is about how the Earl's cynicism is thrown for a loop when he falls in love with a struggling young actress.
Cast & Crew
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Laurence Dunmore
Director
John Malkovich
King Charles Ii
Johnny Depp
Cast
Samantha Morton
Elizabeth Barry
Rosamund Pike
Tom Hollander
Film Details
Also Known As
Libertine
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Ben Greaves; Isle Of Man Film; Mr. Mudd Productions; Tarn Willers; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
The Weinstein Company; Acme Film; Aurum Producciones; Bazuca; Bontonfilm; Central Partnership; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Entertainment Films; Golden Village; Media Box; Mediafilm; Metropolitan Filmexport; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; New Films International; Nu-Metro; Paradiso Entertainment; Sam Film; Scanbox Entertainment; Tatra Film; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
United Kingdom; Isle of Man; Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Synopsis
Story of the Earl of Rochester, friend of Charles II and a Restoration era pornographer and poet. He was an anti-monarchist Royalist and an atheist who converted to Christianity. The story is about how the Earl's cynicism is thrown for a loop when he falls in love with a struggling young actress.
Director
Laurence Dunmore
Director
Cast
John Malkovich
King Charles Ii
Johnny Depp
Cast
Samantha Morton
Elizabeth Barry
Rosamund Pike
Tom Hollander
Johnny Vegas
Kelly Reilly
Jack Davenport
Richard Coyle
Rupert Friend
Paul Ritter
Francesca Annis
Stanley Townsend
Tom Burke
Hugh Sachs
Trudi Jackson
Clare Higgins
Freddie Jones
Robert Wilfort
Jake Curran
Paul Chahidi
Kevin Doyle
Morgan Walters
Niall Buggy
Peter Howell
T.p. Mckenna
Penny Layden
Graham Hughes
Habib Nasib Nader
Richard Wills-cotton
Liam Mckenna
Robert Sterne
Laurence Spellman
Cara Horgan
Olivia Higginbottom
Amy Darcy
Maimie Mccoy
Julie Hickman
Katie Beale
Fleur Davidson
Hannah Gould
Alice Hutcheson
Anna Serena Bindra
Natascha Falter
Harriette Quarrie
Susanna Valerio
Robert Sterne
Crew
Alex Abelman
Carpenter
Sam Abelman
Carpenter
Mona Adams
Advisor
Skander Allani
Stunt Performer
Gillian Allen-fraser
Props
Trevor Atkins
Driver
Suzanne Austin
Art Director
Jill Avery
Wardrobe Supervisor
Chase Bailey
Executive Producer
Del Baker
Stunt Performer
Matthew Baker
Assistant Director
Vanessa Baker
Voice Casting
Dave Ball
Construction Manager
Philip Ball
Stand-In
Bruce Barns
Construction
Olly Barron
Production
Mat Bartram
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Bennett
Assistant Director
David Bermingham
Other
Hammy Bernald
Carpenter
Mairi Bett
Line Producer
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Jonathan Blair
Legal Services
Andy Blore
Carpenter
Andrea Bond
Scenic Artist
Abi Brotherton
Makeup
Micky Brown
Props
Mitchell Brown
Caterer
Rona Brown
Animal Supplier
William Browne
Assistant Editor
Arran Brownlee
Storyboard Artist
Corran Brownlee
Storyboard Artist
Dan Budd
Assistant Production Accountant
Peter Burden
Props
Andy Burrows
Dailies
Trevor Butterfield
Special Effects Technician
Nick Cain
Other
Richard Cain
Driver
Gillian Campbell
Charge Scenic Painter
William Cann
Props
Alison Cardy
Props
Frank Carr
Other
Craig Carter
Sound Effects Editor
Nina Carter
Casting
Susan Casey
Assistant Costume Designer
Graham Caulfield
Props
Charlotte Child
Wardrobe Assistant
Nigel Chrisholm
Carpenter
Steve Christian
Executive Producer
Shannon Clark
Production Executive
Mark Clark-hall
Other
James Clarke
Dailies
James Clarke
Dailies
Jill Clarke
Animal Supplier
Danny Clements
Props
Amanda Cole
Assistant Costume Designer
Garry Connery
Stunt Performer
David Cooper
Carpenter
Malcolm Corlett
Driver
Nick Cosens
Props
Gareth Cousins
Art Department
Dan Crandon
Construction Manager
Hannah Crick
Scenic Artist
Tim Crowley
Construction
Kate Cuffin
Effects Coordinator
Chris Cullum
Medic
Hannah Curtis
Other
Matt Curtis
Titles
Chris Cutler
Props
Oliver Dance
Production
Shelly Darden
Assistant
Julie Dartnell
Makeup
Gary Davies
Gaffer
Andrew Gwyn Davis
Other
Christi Dembrowski
Assistant
Becky Devine
Makeup
Robert Dibble
Camera Focus Puller
Brendan Donnison
Voice Casting
Eric Downey
Rigging Electrician
Luke Drummond
Titles
Yvonne Duckett
Assistant Costume Designer
Laurence Duffy
Best Boy
Ross Duffy
Electrician
Rebecca Duquenoy
Props Buyer
Jim Dyson
Painter
Jim Edge
Driver
Jim Edge
Security
Matthew Edger
Carpenter
Giles Edleston
Location Manager
Nigel Egerton
Costume Supervisor
Lee Eldred
Electrician
Bob Elton
Props
Bruce Emery
Consultant
Sarah Fahy
Accountant
Anthony Faust
Adr Mixer
Jonathan Fawkner
Compositing Supervisor
John Fell
Rigging Electrician
Stephen Fell
Rigging Electrician
Helen Field
Consultant
Julia Finn
Publicity
Johnny Fontana
Special Effects Technician
Glenn Foster
Stunt Performer
Frank Gardiner
Assistant Costume Designer
David Garrick
Stunt Performer
Charlotte Ginsborg
Camera
Philip Goldsworthy
Costumer
Chris Goodes
Sound Mixer
Louise Goodsill
Executive Producer
Antony Gray
Dialogue Editor
David Gray
Rigging Electrician
Ben Greaves
Cable Operator
Alice Greenland
Post-Production Coordinator
Gerry Grennell
Dialogue Coach
Mark Grimwade
Assistant Location Manager
Pat Hagarty
Rigging Electrician
Tristan Haley
Loader
Lianne Halfon
Producer
Paul Halter
Carpenter
Piers Hampton
Visual Effects Producer
Richard Hanson
Stunt Performer
Sasha Harris
Production Coordinator
Alan Hawes
Special Effects Technician
John Hayes
Sound Mixer
Michael Hayes
Electrician
Roland Heap
Assistant Sound Editor
Franklin Henson
Stunt Coordinator
Nick Hobbs
Stunt Performer
Abi Holland
Driver
Polly Hope
Assistant
Rupert Hornstein
Camera Focus Puller
Michael Howard
Electrician
Jason Htay
Carpenter
Nigel Hughes
Scenic Artist
Austin Ince
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marie Therese Jacobse
Assistant Costume Designer
Stephen Jeffreys
Screenwriter
Stephen Jeffreys
Source Material (From Play:"The Libertine")
Carrie Johnson
Medic
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Jerry Judge
Security
Ralph Kamp
Executive Producer
Debbie Kaye
Animal Supplier
Andrew Keenan
Music Composer
Max Keene
Assistant Director
Richard Kelloway
Props
Emma Kenaway
Artistic Advisor
Danny Kent
Driver
Lucy Killick
Visual Effects Producer
Brian Krijgsman
Digital Effects
Peaches L'hore
Assistant
Bev Lawley
Casting
Sue Lefton
Coach
Steve Leone
Driver
Colin Leventhal
Executive Producer
Marshall Leviten
Production Manager
Carl Lewin
Craft Service
Mike Lewis
Driver
Linda Lichter
Legal Services
Emma Lightbody
Publicity
Chris Lightburn-jones
Construction Manager
Jason Lobb
Electrician
Paul Lowe
Stunt Performer
Roz Lowrie
Editor
Chas Lyons
Camera
John Malkovich
Producer
John Maloney
Security
Richard Mason
Carpenter
Lisa Mcdiarmid
Art Director
Ella Mcgee
Other
Claire Mcgrane
Visual Effects Producer
David Mchenry
Art Director
Daryn Mclaughlan
Art Assistant
Caroline Mcmanus
Post-Production Supervisor
Alex Melman
Director Of Photography
Ellie Meure
Compositing Supervisor
John Miles
Post-Production Accountant
Brian Miller
Generator Operator
Jonathan Mills
Legal Services
Gareth Milne
Stunt Coordinator
Rhiannon Milne
Stunt Performer
Sheila Fraser Milne
Other
Garry Moore
Carpenter
Tony Moore
Rigging Electrician
Kirsty Morgan
Visual Effects
Dean Morley
Caterer
Peter Morley
Caterer
Mike Morrison
Other
Mike Morrison
Other
Peter Mountain
Photography
John Munro
Makeup
Ron Narduzo
Driver
Bruce Nelson
Painter
Helen Nesbitt
Digital Effects
Jack Newman
Video Assist/Playback
Ray L. Nicholas
Stunt Performer
Michael Nyman
Music Conductor
Michael Nyman
Composer
Michael Nyman
Song
George Osbourne
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Libertine
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Ben Greaves; Isle Of Man Film; Mr. Mudd Productions; Tarn Willers; U.K. Film Council
Distribution Company
The Weinstein Company; Acme Film; Aurum Producciones; Bazuca; Bontonfilm; Central Partnership; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Entertainment Films; Golden Village; Media Box; Mediafilm; Metropolitan Filmexport; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O.; New Films International; Nu-Metro; Paradiso Entertainment; Sam Film; Scanbox Entertainment; Tatra Film; The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited
Location
United Kingdom; Isle of Man; Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 25, 2005
Released in United States January 13, 2006
Released in United States on Video July 4, 2006
Released in United States November 2005
Based on the stage play "The Libertine" written by Stephen Jeffreys.
Project previously in development at J & M Entertainment.
John Malkovich starred in the Steppenwolf Theater Company's stage production of "The Libertine" in Chicago, early 1996.
Project is commercial director Laurence Dunomre's feature directing debut.
During pre-production in early-February 2004, the British government suddenly outlawed some of the U.K.'s biggest tax equity funds, which directly effected this project. Re-financing occurred, switching from First Choice to Isle of Man Film, and principle photography was moved from Bray Studios in London to the Isle of Man, and pushed from February 23 to March 3, 2004.
Mr. Mudd Productions is John Malkovich's production company.
Released in United States Fall November 25, 2005
Released in United States January 13, 2006
Released in United States on Video July 4, 2006
Released in United States November 2005 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Screening) November 3-13, 2005.)
