Restoration
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Hoffman
Robert Downey Jr.
Sam Neill
David Thewlis
Polly Walker
Meg Ryan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Invited to the court of the charismatic King Charles II, the high-spirited young Robert Merivel cheerfully abandons his medical studies to accept the post of Royal Physician. At the King's request, he enters into a marriage of convenience with Celia, the youngest Royal mistress. In return for knighthood and a country estate, the King commands Merivel to forgo any conjugal rights to his bride. But Merivel is unable to control his lust for Celia. She firmly rebuffs his advances, and the King, enraged at Merivel's disobedience, strips him of his land and title. He is forced to seek shelter within the confines of an austere Quaker hospice run by a former medical colleague. Once again, Merivel falls prey to the temptations of the flesh, and seeks solace in the arms of Katherine, a patient. Found out and expelled, Merivel takes the now pregnant Katherine back to London. At last he harnesses his resources and in the face of extraordinary adversity, redeems himself as a physician and a man.
Director
Michael Hoffman
Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
Sam Neill
David Thewlis
Polly Walker
Meg Ryan
Ian Mckellen
Hugh Grant
Ian Mcdiarmid
Mary Macleod
Mark Letheren
Sandy Mcdade
Rosalind Bennett
Willie Ross
David Gant
Benjamin Whitrow
Neville Watchurst
Bryan Pringle
Roy Evans
John Quarmby
John Dallimore
Roger Ashton-griffiths
Janan Kubba
Henrietta Voigts
Simon Taylor
Selina Giles
Susanne Mckenrick
Nicholas Hutchison
Andrew Havill
Anthony Gardner
David Ryall
Philip Babot
Carol Blade
Ena Cohen
Jessica Cohen
Dylan Davies
Alex Edmonds
Jim Ennis
Stephen Fisher
Russell Gomer
Timothy Hext
Caroline Lamb
Philip Michell
Margarlda Morini
Belinda Neave
Frank Rozelaar-green
Wendy Griffith
Judy Herbert
Bernadette Iglish
Philippa Luce
Leonni Pallett
Joanne Redfern
Beryl St John
Wendy Woodbridge
Crew
James Acheson
Jenny Adely
Isabel Aguilar
Sharon Aiken
Geoffrey Alexander
Robert Allen
David Anderson
Maria Apodiacos
David Appleby
Linda Armstrong
John Ashcroft
Lawrence Ayres
Will Ayres
Rory Barratt
Fred Benjafield
Erica Bensly
Les Benson
Mark Bentley
Alan Billam
Sarah Black
Bob Blues
Danny Boothman
David Brighton
Cary Brokaw
Rob Brown
Matthew Bryan
Roy Burge
Ron Burkett
Gilly Case
Alan Cassie
Peter Cavaciuti
Oscar Chichoni
Claire Christie
Jane Clarke
Robin Clarke
Vincent Clarke
Jane Clive
Ronnie Cogan
John Coleman
Sally Collings
Mike Compton
Rosi Compton
John Cornelius
John Crampton
Daniel Craven
Garth Craven
Sara Creed
Naomi Critcher
Jim Crocket
Gary Cross
Michael Crouch
Gordon Davis
Brad Dechter
Steve Dent
James Ducann
Gill Ducker
Tony Elwell
Simon Emanuel
Paul Engelen
Terry English
Jonathan Enraght-moony
Andy Evans
Mark Evans
Martin Evans
Anthony Fabian
John Ferguson
Kate Flatt
Gerald Fleuss
Alan Flying
Geoff Foster
Collin Fox
Simon Fraser
Suzanna Freeborn
Jeannette Freeman
Sandra Frieze
Vincente Gallego
Linda Gamble
Kim Gaster
Gerry Gavigan
Donna Gigliotti
Debbie Gower
Matt Gray
Ian Green
Ian Green
Bob Groves
Lucy Guard
David Gwyther
Taffy Haines
Sheri Halfon
Anna Hall
Sarah Hamilton
Jo Harland
Michael Harm
Bob Hathaway
Edward Hawkins
John Hayward
Paul Hedges
Frank Henry
Kristy Herr
B A Higgins
Anthony Hogan
Kip Hogopian
Jacky Holding
Richard Hosken
James Newton Howard
Kelly Howard-garde
Paul Hulme
Tommy Hunt
Peter Hutchinson
Stephen Hutchinson
Roy Hyatt
Joe Illing
Simone Ireland
Charlie Ixer
Derek Ixer
Jina Jay
Michael Jones
John Jordan
Artie Kane
Simon Kaye
Ray Keats
Paul Kemp
Dalbag Khaire
Jeffrey Khan
Peter M King
Jess Kitley
Aangelica Landry
Jane Law
David Lawrence
Jonathan Lee
Jane Lewis
Louisa Lidbury
Ken Lintott
David Lloyd
John Locke
Andy Long
Ian Madison
Simon Manley
Christine Manning
Paul Manning
Ann Maskrey
Michael Mason
Bettina Mccall
Laurie Mcdowell
Brian Mcgivern
Lorraine Mckee
Ian Mcmillan
Ian Mcmillan
Keith Mcnamara
Susan Merzbach
Nick Middleton
Clive Miles
Lin Minshull
Dave Morgan
Mark Moriarty
Marina Morris
Shawn Murphy
Neil Murran
Andy Nicholson
Andy Nicholson
Nik Panic
Andy Paterson
Brian Payne
Jenny Pazord
Ken Perkins
Jan Pester
Jim Pinhorn
Anna Pinnock
Patsy Pollock
Mike Proudfoot
Miles Proudfoot
Richard Pryke
Sue Quinn
Clifford Rashbrook
Mark Richards
Lucy Richardson
Peter Richardson
Peter Risi
John Roberts
Kay Robinson
Jim Roddan
Maggie Rodford
Quinney Sacks
Alex Scott
Raymond Scott
Mary Selway
Francesca Silvestri
Penny Skuse
James Smart
Alfie Smith
Danny Smith
Keith Smith
Roy Smith
Roy Smith
Terry Smith
Adrian Squirrell
Tommy Staples
Oliver Stapleton
Oliver Stapleton
Ron Stenner
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 5, 1996
Limited Release in United States December 29, 1995
Released in United States December 10, 1995
Released in United States December 14, 1995
Released in United States December 18, 1995
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States on Video August 13, 1996
Released in United States Winter December 29, 1995
Wide Release in United States February 2, 1996
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.
Began shooting May 31, 1994.
Completed shooting August 17, 1994.
Expanded release in United Kingdom March 15, 1996.
Expanded Release in United States January 5, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996
Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.)
Wide Release in United States February 2, 1996
Released in United States on Video August 13, 1996
Released in United States December 10, 1995 (World premiere in New York City (Ziegfeld Theater) December 10, 1995.)
Released in United States December 14, 1995 (Premiere in London December 14, 1995.)
Released in United States December 18, 1995 (Premiere in Los Angeles December 18, 1995.)
Limited Release in United States December 29, 1995
Released in United States Winter December 29, 1995
