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The Libertine

He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.

5.9/ 1020041h 54mR

DramaRomance

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.

Directed by Laurence Dunmore

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Faces behind the story

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Rochester

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Elizabeth Barry

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Charles II

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Elizabeth Malet

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Chiffinch

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Keown

Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Countess

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Etherege