
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.


“He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.”
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.

Johnny Depp
Rochester

Samantha Morton
Elizabeth Barry

John Malkovich
Charles II

Rosamund Pike
Elizabeth Malet

Paul Ritter
Chiffinch

Stanley Townsend
Keown

Francesca Annis
Countess

Tom Hollander
Etherege

Johnny Vegas
Sackville

Richard Coyle
Alcock
The Libertine is a drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of dying and death, london, england, poet, monkey, alcoholic, libertine. Directed by Laurence Dunmore, it stars Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich. 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.
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