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- Summary
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Robert Merivel abandons his medical studies to revel in gluttony, indolence, & buffoonery at the court of King Charles II. He becomes King Charles' medic to the royal dogs, and is delegated to marr...
Robert Merivel abandons his medical studies to revel in gluttony, indolence, & buffoonery at the court of King Charles II. He becomes King Charles' medic to the royal dogs, and is delegated to marry the royal mistress. When he falls in love with her, however, he is banished from court, leading to work in a Quaker Bedlam.
Details
- Creator
- Miramax Films presents ; a Segue Productions, Avenue Pictures production ; in association with Oxford Film Company ; directed by Michael Hoffman ; screenplay by Rupert Walters ; produced by Cary Brokaw, Andy Paterson, Sarah Ryan Black ; co-producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Donna Gigliotti
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Brokaw, Cary, producer
- Paterson, Andy, producer
- Black, Sarah Ryan, producer
- Hoffman, Michael, 1956- director
- Walters, Rupert, author
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- actor
- Neill, Sam, actor
- Ryan, Meg, actor
- Walker, Polly, actor
- Thewlis, David, 1963- actor
- Howard, James Newton, composer
- Tremain, Rose. Restoration
- Miramax Films
- Segue Productions
- Avenue Pictures
- Oxford Film Company
- Alliance Films
- Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
- Publication
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- [St. Louis, MO] : Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., [1995]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (117 min.) : sound, color
- streaming video file
- OCLC
- on1101177373
- Credits
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- Robert Downey, Jr., Sam Neill, Meg Ryan, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant
- Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton; production design, Eugenio Zanetti; editor, Garth Craven; music, James Newton Howard
- Based on the novel by Rose Tremain.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Subjects
- Tremain, Rose -- Film adaptations.
- Physicians -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.
- England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama.
- England -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Drama.
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Drama.
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- Drama.