This lavish historical drama based on the acclaimed novel by Rose Tremain won Oscars for Costume Design and Art Direction. Robert Downey, Jr. stars as Robert Merivel, a gifted medical student of the 17th century who ignores his studies in favor of pursuing debauched fun -- much to the consternation ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1994 | Running Time: 150 minutes
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A superb costume drama that stumbles occasionally due to its effort to rush through a picaresque structure (the production probably should have been a two-part BBC television miniseries), this adaptation of an acclaimed historical novel represents some the best work from troubled actor Robert Downey Jr. He's typically memorable in his role of a spoiled poseur who finds, as in so many redemption dramas from It's a Wonderful Life (1946) to Groundhog Day (1993), that his salvation lies in lancing ...more
- Robert Downey, Jr. - Robert Merivel
- Sam Neill - Charles II
- David Thewlis - John Pearce
- Polly Walker - Celia Clemence
- Meg Ryan - Katherine
- Hugh Grant - Elias Finn
- Mary McLeod - Midwife
- Ian McKellen - Will Gates
- Michael Hoffman - Director
- Cary Brokaw - Producer
- Rupert Walters - Screenwriter
- James Acheson - Costume Designer
- Garth Craven - Editor
- James Newton Howard - Composer (Music Score)
- Eugenio Zanetti - Production Designer
- Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer
- Simon Kaye - Sound/Sound Designer
- Robin Clarke - Music Editor











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