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Released
2004 · FILM

The Libertine

A scandalous poet‑lord must pen a triumphant play for a demanding king while battling his own deadly vices, risking ruin or redemption in the cutthroat world of Restoration theatre.

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

Directed by
Laurence Dunmore
Written by
Stephen Jeffreys
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
114 min
BiographyDramaHistory

Synopsis

John Wilmot, also known as the Earl of Rochester, was a 17th-century poet known for his excessive drinking and indulgent lifestyle, which contributed to his early death. Despite his reputation, he later received critical acclaim for his literary work.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 23

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jill BilcockShot by Alexander MelmanScored by Michael NymanDesigned by Ben Van Os

Box Office

2004 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 1.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$10.9M

Budget$11.0M
Worldwide gross$10.9M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • The Libertine - Sex, Drugs & Rococode
  • Rochester, le dernier des libertinsfr

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