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- BFI identifier426851
- Date1995 (Copyright)
1996-03-08 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
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- SynopsisSet in London in 1663 the story follows the rise to royal patronage of profligate physician Robert Merivel and his subsequent downfall when, in a marriage of convenience, he falls in love with the king's mistress. Stripped of his rank he goes out into the world and rediscovers his vocation working in a Quaker asylum. (Synopsis) Based on the novel by Rose Tremain. Set in the reign of Charles II, tells the story of a profligate physician who loses his royal patronage when he falls in love with the King's mistress with whom he has contracted a marriage of convenience. Stripped of his rank and forced to leave the country estate he received on their marriage, he finds shelter in a Quaker mental asylum. (Synopsis)
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Restoration (Original)
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10.5240/D5A0-957D-5E65-48FF-BCE2-1Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Shooting Script - SCR-2678
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-426851
Unfilmable small pressbook held. See FILM PROGRAMMES.
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view all - ArticlesLegend n21 Summer 1996 - Soundtrack ReviewPremiere v8 n5 January 1995 - Short ArticleFilm and History v25 n1-4sic 1995 - ReviewScreen International n967 22 Jul 1994 - PreviewScreen International n951 1 Apr 1994 - Prod. Detailsview all
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- Restoration
Work - 426851 - 1995 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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