He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Johnny Depp
Rochester
Samantha Morton
Elizabeth Barry
John Malkovich
Charles II
Rosamund Pike
Elizabeth Malet
Paul Ritter
Chiffinch
Stanley Townsend
Keown
Francesca Annis
Countess
Tom Hollander
Etherege
Johnny Vegas
Sackville
Richard Coyle
Alcock
Tom Burke
Vaughan
Hugh Sachs
Ratcliffe
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