The Libertine

In 1675, John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, delivers a prologue of themes of his fondness for drink, his sexual proclivities, and his disdain for his audience.

King Charles II retracts his banishment of the earl as he has need of him in the House of Lords. Back in London, Rochester finds his "Merry Gang" friends, George Etherege and Charles Sackville, in a bawdy house. Rochester encounters on the street the thief Alcock. Impressed by his dishonesty, Rochester hires him as his gentleman. The Merry Gang introduce Rochester to its newest member, 18-year-old Billy Downs. Rochester warns Downs, "Young man, you will die of this company."

MPAA Rating:	R
Genre:	Drama, Romance, Biography, History
Country:	Australia, United Kingdom
Produced By:	Daniel J.B. Taylor, Russell Smith, Ralph Kamp, Donald A. Starr, Mairi Bett, Steve Christian, Marc Samuelson, Lianne Halfon, Peter Samuelson, Jessica Parker, Colin Leventhal, Louise Goodsill, Chase Bailey, John Malkovich
Directed By:	Laurence Dunmore
Written By:	Stephen Jeffreys
Cast:	Johnny Vegas, Francesca Annis, Richard Coyle, Habib Nasib Nader, Hugh Sachs, Clare Higgins, Tom Burke, Paul Ritter, Shane MacGowan, Cara Horgan, Johnny Depp, Morgan Walters, Trudi Jackson, Rosamund Pike, Niall Buggy, Anna Serena Bindra, T.P. McKenna, Davo McConville, Monroe Robertson, Jack Davenport, Maimie McCoy, Jake Curran, Richard Wills-Cotton, Penny Layden, Robert Wilfort, Sacha Bennett, Samantha Morton, Amanda Girvan, Tom Hollander, Liam McKenna, Stanley Townsend, Peter Howell, Olivia Higginbottom, Kelly Reilly, Paul Chahidi, Kevin Doyle, Rupert Friend, Laurence Spellman, Freddie Jones, Graham Hughes, John Malkovich
In Theaters:	Mar 10, 2006
Runtime:	1 hour 54 minutes
Production:	The Weinstein Company, Isle of Man Film, Mr. Mudd, First Choice Films 2004, Odyssey Entertainment
Box Office:	$4,835,065
Available On:	Amazon, Itunes, Vudu
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