Title: The Libertine
Year: 2004
Directed by: Laurence Dunmore
Written by: Stephen Jeffreys
Music by: Michael Nyman
Johnny Depp playing: Rochester
Runtime: 114 minutes Official site (france) IMDB
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.
Source: IMDB
Chase Bailey, Steve Christian, Louise Goodsill, Lianne Halfon, Ralph Kamp, Colin Leventhal, John Malkovich, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson, Russell Smith, Donald A. Starr, Daniel J.B. Taylor
Original music by
Michael Nyman
Editing by
Matt Chesse
Production Companies
Mr. Mudd, Isle of Man Film Commission, First Choice Films 2004, Isle of Man Film Ltd., Odyssey Entertainment Ltd.
Canada 16 September 2004 (Toronto Film Festival), UK 18 November 2005, USA (New York City, New York)/USA 25 November 2005 (Los Angeles, California), Belgium/France 25 January 2006, Russia 26 January 2006, Israel 2 February 2006, Italy 10 February 2006, Czech Republic/Singapore 16 February 2006, Iceland/USA 10 March 2006, Netherlands 16 March 2006, Norway 17 March 2006, Finland 24 March 2006, Spain 12 April 2006
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The Libertine Review by Claudia Depp "I don't mean to upset people, but I must speak my mind. For what's in my mind is far more interesting than what's outside my mind."
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