The Libertine | |
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Directed by | Laurence Dunmore |
Screenplay by | Stephen Jeffreys |
Based on | The Libertine (play) by Stephen Jeffreys |
Produced by | John Malkovich Lianne Halfon Russell Smith |
Starring | Johnny Depp Samantha Morton John Malkovich |
Cinematography | Alexander Melman |
Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
Music by | Michael Nyman |
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Distributed by | Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] Roadshow Films (Australia)[1] |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom Australia[citation needed] |
Language | English |
Box office | $10.9 million[1] |
The Libertine is a 2005 period drama film, the first film directed by Laurence Dunmore. It was adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his play of the same name, and stars Johnny Depp and Samantha Morton as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and Elizabeth Barry, with John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Rupert Friend, and Kelly Reilly in supporting roles. Set in 1675 England, the film chronicles the life of the decadent but brilliant Earl of Rochester, who is asked by King Charles II to write a play celebrating his reign, while simultaneously training Elizabeth Barry to improve her acting.
The film was shot on location on the Isle of Man and Wales.[2] The setting for Rochester's home of Adderbury house was filmed on location at Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset and Charlecote Park, Warwickshire.