| Release Date | 16 September 2004 |
| US Box Office | $5,000,000 |
| Tagline | He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | UKAustralia |
| Filming Locations | Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
The Libertine is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Laurence Dunmore in his first outing and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys' from his play of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake and libertine poet in the court of King Charles II of England. Samantha Morton plays Elizabeth Barry, an actress whose budding talent blossoms and makes her much in demand under Rochester's tutelage. The two almost inevitably become lovers. John Malkovich plays King Charles II, who is torn between his affection for Wilmot and the danger posed by his displays of contempt for his sovereign. Themes explored in the film include the corruption of a people by their self-indulgent monarch and the pursuit of hedonism.