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In order to keep one of his mistresses, Celia (Polly Walker), at arm's length, King Charles II (Sam Neill) asks the royal physician, Robert Merivel (Robert Downey Jr.), to marry her under the proviso that they never become intimate. Merivel agrees, only to discover he can't resist Celia, and soon finds himself out of the king's favor. Destitute, he devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman, Katherine (Meg Ryan).
Original Release
12/29/1995
US Release
12/29/1995
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Downey Jr. | Merivel / Robert Merivel |
Sam Neill | The King / King Charles II |
David Thewlis | Pearce / John Pearce |
Polly Walker | Celia / Celia Clemence |
Meg Ryan | Katharine |
Ian McKellen | Will Gates |
Hugh Grant | Finn / Elias Finn |
Ian McDiarmid | Ambrose |
Mary MacLeod | Midwife |
Mark Letheren | Daniel |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Downey Jr. | Merivel / Robert Merivel |
Sam Neill | The King / King Charles II |
David Thewlis | Pearce / John Pearce |
Polly Walker | Celia / Celia Clemence |
Meg Ryan | Katharine |
Ian McKellen | Will Gates |
Hugh Grant | Finn / Elias Finn |
Ian McDiarmid | Ambrose |
Mary MacLeod | Midwife |
Mark Letheren | Daniel |
Sandy McDade | Hannah |
Rosalind Bennett | Eleanor |
Willie Ross | Man with Visible Heart |
David Gant | Chiffinch / Chaffinch |
Benjamin Whitrow | Merivel's Father |
Neville Watchurst | Latin Doctor |
Bryan Pringle | Watchman |
Roy Evans | Fleeing Man |
John Quarmby | The Chancellor |
John Dallimore | The Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kip Hagopian | Executive Producer |
Susan Merzbach | Executive Producer |
Mark Bentley | Producer |
Sarah Black | Producer |
Donna Gigliotti | Producer |
Andy Paterson | Producer |
Garth Thomas | Producer |
Bob Weinstein | Producer |
Harvey Weinstein | Producer |
Cary Brokaw | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1996 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Won |
1996 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Won |