Restoration (1995)

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R | 1 hr 53 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Period, Adaptation | Released: 12/29/1995 |Box Office Total: $3.4M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/29/1995

Director	Credit
Michael Hoffman	Director
Cast	Credit
Robert Downey Jr	Robert Merivel
Sam Neill	King Charles II
David Thewlis	John Pearce
Polly Walker	Celia
Meg Ryan	Katherine
Ian McKellen	Will Gates
Hugh Grant	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
Benjamin Whitrow	Merivel's Father
Neville Watchurst	Latin Doctor
Bryan Pringle	Watchman
Roy Evans	Fleeing Man
John Quarmby	The Chancellor
John Dallimore	The Secretary
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	Mr Bung
Janan Kubba	Pretty Wench
Henrietta Voigts	Female Patient
Simon Taylor	Second Doctor
Selina Giles	Fair Lady
Susanne McKenrick	Dark Lady
Nicholas Hutchison	Pinworth
Andrew Havill	Gallant
Anthony Gardner	Gallant
David Ryall	Lord Bathurst
Philip Babot	Whittlesea Dancer
Carol Blade	Whittlesea Dancer
Ena Cohen	Whittlesea Dancer
Jessica Cohen	Whittlesea Dancer
Dylan Davies	Whittlesea Dancer
Alex Edmonds	Whittlesea Dancer
Jim Ennis	Whittlesea Dancer
Stephen Fisher	Whittlesea Dancer
Russell Gomer	Whittlesea Dancer
Timothy Hext	Whittlesea Dancer
Caroline Lamb	Whittlesea Dancer
Philip Michell	Whittlesea Dancer
Margarlda Morini	Whittlesea Dancer
Belinda Neave	Whittlesea Dancer
Frank Rozelaar-Green	Whittlesea Dancer
Wendy Griffith	Court Dancer
Judy Herbert	Court Dancer
Bernadette Iglish	Court Dancer
Philippa Luce	Court Dancer
Leonni Pallett	Court Dancer
Joanne Redfern	Court Dancer
Beryl St John	Court Dancer
Wendy Woodbridge	Court Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Mark Bentley	Associate Producer
Cary Brokaw	Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Co-Producer
Susan Merzbach	Co-Executive Producer
Kip Hogopian	Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein	Co-Producer
Andy Paterson	Producer
Donna Gigliotti	Co-Producer
Sarah Black	Producer
Garth Thomas	Producer - supervising producer
Production Companies	Credit
Avenue Entertainment Group	Production Company
Segue Productions	Production Company
Oxford Films Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Dorset, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Rupert Walters	Screenplay
Rose Tremain	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Jacky Holding	Assistant Accountant
Bob Blues	Production Accountant
Gordon Davis	Accountant - accounts cashier
Christopher Tarry	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Alan Cassie	Art Director
Jane Clark	Storyboard Artist
Eugenio Zanetti	Production Designer
Eugenio Zanetti	Set Decorator
Isabel Aguilar	Assistant Art Director
Vincente Gallego	Art Department - textile artist
Marina Morris	Set Dresser
Peter M King	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Lucy Richardson	Art Director
Jonathan Lee	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Mary Selway	Casting
Matthew Bryan	Extras Casting Assistant
Patsy Pollock	Casting
Simone Ireland	Casting - assistant casting director
Jina Jay	Casting - assistant casting director
Film Camera	Credit
Mike Proudfoot	Camera Operator
Ian McMillan	Cinematographer
Metin Yilmaz	Camera Trainee
David Appleby	Photography - stills photographer
John Ward	Steadicam Operator - key Steadicam operator
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Chris Tanner	Camera Operator
James DuCann	Camera Trainee - trainee video P/B operator
Peter Cavaciuti	Steadicam Operator
Jan Pester	Steadicam Operator
Dalbag Khaire	Camera Trainee - trainee video P/B operator
Keith McNamara	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam focus puller
Penny Skuse	Camera Trainee - trainee video P/B operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Michael Mason	Music Producer - score co-producer
Simon Manley	Music - assistant music editor
Artie Kane	Music Conductor
Maggie Rodford	Music Coordinator
Jim Weidman	Music Editor
James Newton Howard	Original Score - original score composer
Brad Dechter	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Robin Clarke	Music Editor
Geoffrey Alexander	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Rick Wentworth	Music Conductor
Anthony Fabian	Music - music advisor
Bob Hathaway	Music Editor
Robert Ziegler	Music Conductor
Production Management	Credit
Gerry Gavigan	Assistant Director
Erica Bensly	Production Coordinator
Maria Apodiacos	Script Supervisor
Guy Tannahill	Production Manager
Vincent Winter	Production Supervisor
Tillie Williams	Location Assistant - locations assistant
Michael Harm	Assistant Location Manager
Sue Quinn	Location Manager
Nik Panic	Post-Production Coordinator - post production coordinator
Kelly Howard-Garde	Production Coordinator
Nancy Rae Stone	Production Manager
Paul Taylor	Assistant Director
Richard Styles	Assistant Director
Gilly Case	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Linda Gamble	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
David Anderson	Rerecording Mixer - assistant re-recording mixer
Leonard Tremble	Foley Editor
Jo Tuck	Foley - assistant foley editor
Tommy Staples	Boom Operator
Jim Roddan	ADR Editor
Simon Kaye	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Jonathan Enraght-Moony	Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Evans	Sound Editor
Taffy Haines	Sound - sound maintenance
John Hayward	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Aangelica Landry	Sound Editor - assistant dialogue editor
Bettina McCall	Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Pryke	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Roy Burge	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Peter Hutchinson	Special Effects Supervisor
Oscar Chichoni	Visual Effects - illustrator
David Brighton	Special Effects - special effects senior technician
John Crampton	Effects Assistant - special effects trainee
Andy Nicholson	Visual Effects - model maker
Nick Middleton	Special Effects - special effects senior technician
Stephen Hutchinson	Special Effects - special effects technician
Jim Crocket	Special Effects - special effects rigger
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Paul Engelen	Makeup Artist
Alan Flying	Wardrobe - wardrobe master
Debbie Gower	Makeup Assistant - make-up assistant
Ann Maskrey	Costumes
Suzanne Stokes-Munton	Hairdresser
Joyce Stoneman	Wardrobe Supervisor
Ann Taylor	Assistant Costume Designer
James Acheson	Costume Designer
Linda Armstrong	Makeup Artist
Colin Wilson Sr	Wardrobe - wardrobe master
Jane Law	Costumes
Jeannette Freeman	Hairdresser
B A Higgins	Costumes
Ken Lintott	Makeup Artist
Lisa Tomblin	Hairdresser
Mike Compton	Costumes
Ronnie Cogan	Hairdresser
Rosi Compton	Costumes
Lin Minshull	Hairdresser - trainee hairdresser
Paul Manning	Costumes
Christine Manning	Costumes
Natasha Teviachoff	Costumes
Sara Creed	Costumes
Sarah Hamilton	Costumes
Claire Christie	Costumes
Vernon White	Costumes - costume assistant
Terry Smith	Costumes - costume assistant

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