The Libertine (2005 film)

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The Libertine
The Libertine film poster
Directed by	Laurence Dunmore
Produced by	John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith
Written by	Stephen Jeffreys
Starring	Johnny Depp John Malkovich Samantha Morton Rosamund Pike
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company
Release date(s)	November 23, 2005( UK), March 10, 2006 (U.S.)
Running time	130 minutes/UK: 114 mn
Language	English
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The Libertine is a movie that was released in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2005, and on March 10, 2006 in the United States. (The film opened in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2005, for a one-week award-qualifying run.)[1]

It stars Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, and Rosamund Pike. It is directed by Laurence Dunmore (his debut film) from Stephen Jeffreys' adaptation of his play of the same name. Johnny Depp plays the main character, John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake and libertine poet in the court of Charles II of England. Samantha Morton plays Elizabeth Barry, the at first unskilled then - through the coaching by her lover, the Earl of Rochester - brilliant actress. John Malkovich plays the King who cares about John dearly, but cannot have him ruin his reputation as king. The film was rated R by the US MPAA. In the UK, it has been rated 18.

John Wilmot's suspected bisexuality is only hinted at in this film. Tabloids had Johnny Depp (Wilmot) sharing a steamy kiss with Rupert Friend (Downs), but their relationship has been reduced to two brief, ambiguous scenes.

Tagline: He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.