Directed by:
Michael HoffmanScreenplay:
Rupert WaltersCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant, Ian McDiarmid, Mary Macleod, Mark Letheren, Sandy McDade (more)Plots(1)
Robert Merivel (Downey) is a young man who seems to have everything ... until a passionate affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. But it's only after losing it all that Merivel discovers who he really is and -- with the love of a beautiful woman (Ryan) -- becomes the man he never dreamed he could be! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robert Downey Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419362_6aa8cb.jpg)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
![Sam Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/700/163700499_633147.jpg)
Sam Neill
UK
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Piano (1993)
![David Thewlis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155236_a314d6.jpg)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Polly Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270670_f1fd6d.jpg)
Polly Walker
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Meg Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455676_08e6f5.jpg)
Meg Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - a.f.
The Doors (1991)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
![Ian McKellen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/987/163987820_49d6b3.jpg)
Ian McKellen
UK
Best movies:
Pet Shop Boys: Videography (1991) (video compilation)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
![Hugh Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834256_7c2838.jpg)
Hugh Grant
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Love Actually (2003)
![Ian McDiarmid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273692_c78ce8.jpg)
Ian McDiarmid
UK
Best movies:
'Star Wars': A Musical Journey (2005) (TV movie)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Mary Macleod
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Three Men in a Boat (1975) (TV movie)
Mark Letheren
UK
Best movies:
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Wilde (1997)
Restoration (1995)
![Sandy McDade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/506/160506468_8ea614.jpg)
Sandy McDade
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (2011)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Secret Smile (2005) (TV movie)
![David Gant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/646/159646126_3e089b.jpg)
David Gant
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Braveheart (1995)
Gandhi (1982)
![Benjamin Whitrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263715_9fb321.jpg)
Benjamin Whitrow
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Chaplin (1992)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
Bryan Pringle
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
![Roy Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/452/161452146_e7e996.jpg)
Roy Evans
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
Scrooge (1970)
John Quarmby
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Black Beauty (1994)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/549/161549253_2932e7.png)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Shadowlands (1993)
![Selina Giles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276783_257e0a.jpg)
Selina Giles
UK
Best movies:
V for Vendetta (2005)
Restoration (1995)
Until Death (2007)
![Andrew Havill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/644/161644425_86810c.jpg)
Andrew Havill
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
![Tony Gardner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/526/162526261_27057d.jpg)
Tony Gardner
UK
Best movies:
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
Restoration (1995)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)