Nostradamus (1994 film)

Nostradamus
Nostradamus
Directed by	Roger Christian
Screenplay by	Knut Boeser
Story by	Piers Ashworth; Roger Christian;
Produced by	Harald Reichebner; Edward Simons;
Starring	Tchéky Karyo; Amanda Plummer; Julia Ormond; Assumpta Serna; Anthony Higgins; Diana Quick; Michael Gough; Maia Morgenstern; Rutger Hauer; F. Murray Abraham;
Cinematography	Denis Crossan
Edited by	Alan Strachan
Music by	Barrington Pheloung
Production; companies	Allied Entertainments; Filmex; Nostradamus Enterprises Ltd.; Vereinigte Film Partners;
Distributed by	First Independent Films (United Kingdom)
Release dates	18 August 1994 (Germany); 16 September 1994 (United States); 13 January 1995 (United Kingdom);
Running time	119 minutes
Countries	France; United Kingdom; Germany; Romania;
Language	English
Budget	DM$20 million; (USD$12.1 million)
Box office	$364,164

Nostradamus is a 1994 biographical drama film directed by Roger Christian and starring Tchéky Karyo as astrologer Michel de Nostredame (often Latinised as Nostradamus).^[1] It co-stars Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Anthony Higgins, Diana Quick, Michael Gough, Maia Morgenstern, Rutger Hauer and F. Murray Abraham.

Co-produced by companies from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Romania, the film was a commercial failure and received mixed reviews.

Plot

The film recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science at the University of Montpellier and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the future. The film is set in France in the 16th century during one of the periodic plague outbreaks. Nostradamus meets up with Scaliger in Agen.

Nostradamus prophesies the death of Henry II of France in a jousting match. Nostradamus also says that he "constantly has this word" Hister on his mind. The film depicts Nostradamus's rise in influence, because of both his success in treating plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France (son of Henry II).

Cast

Tchéky Karyo as Michel de Nostradamus
F. Murray Abraham as Julius Caesar Scaliger
Rutger Hauer as The Mystic Monk
Amanda Plummer as Catherine de' Medici
Julia Ormond as Marie
Assumpta Serna as Anne Gemelle
Anthony Higgins as King Henry II
Diana Quick as Diane de Poitiers
Michael Gough as Jean de Remy
Maia Morgenstern as Helen
Magdalena Ritter as Sophie
Leon Lissek as Inquisitor
Michael Byrne as Inquisitor

References

^ Thomas, Kevin (16 September 1994). "Movie Review : 'Nostradamus' Glum But Illuminating". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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[1] Thomas, Kevin (16 September 1994). "Movie Review : 'Nostradamus' Glum But Illuminating". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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