The Libertine

"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.

Director: Laurence Dunmore

Cast

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