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Nostradamus (1994)

Nostradamus poster
Directed by
Roger Christian
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Romania, Germany, United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A biographical drama about the life of Michel de Nostredame, the 16th century French astrologer and physician. The film follows his journey from a scholar facing persecution to a celebrated prophet.

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What happens

Nostradamus is a 1994 biographical drama film directed by Roger Christian and starring Tchéky Karyo as astrologer Michel de Nostredame (often Latinised as Nostradamus). 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 received mixed reviews but was a financial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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