Restoration (1995 film)

Restoration
Theatrical release cover
Directed byMichael Hoffman
Screenplay byRupert Walters
Based onRestoration
by Rose Tremain
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byGarth Craven
Music byMichael Tavera
Production
companies
  • Segue Productions
  • Avenue Pictures
  • The Oxford Film Company
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release dates
  • December 29, 1995 (1995-12-29) (United States)
  • March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time
117 minutes
Countries
  • United States[1]
  • United Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[2]
Box office$4 million[2]

Restoration is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman from a screenplay by Rupert Walters, based on the 1989 novel of the same title by Rose Tremain. It stars Robert Downey Jr. as a 17th-century medical student exploited by King Charles II. The film was shot in Wales[3] and won the Academy Awards for art direction and costume design.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Restoration (1996)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Restoration (1995)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lights, camera, action: Welsh film and TV locations". VisitWales. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 5, 2011.