Nostradamus

Biographical drama about the fabled 16th-century astrologer-physician (Tcheky Karyo), seen prophesying everything from Hitler’s rise to the Kennedy assassination, all the while retaining his allure for the females of his own time. Directorial debut for Oscar-winning art director Roger Christian of Star Wars and Alien fame., This period drama explores the life and times of the 16th century doctor and scientist who some believed could see into the future, Lavish biopic about the 16th-century doctor (Tcheky Karyo) best known for a string of predictions about world events. F. Murray Abraham. Monk: Rutger Hauer. Catherine De Medici: Amanda Plummer. Marie: Julia Ormond. Anne: Assumpta Serna. King Henry II: Anthony Higgins. Diane: Diana Quick. Directed by Roger Christian., This period drama explores the life and times of the 16th century doctor and scientist who some believed could see into the future. Michel de Nostradamus (Tcheky Karyo) was the son in a Jewish family who posed as Catholics to be spared the wrath of the Inquisition. As a student of the renowned physician Dr. Scalinger (F. Murray Abraham), Nostradamus created herbal cures and did pioneering research in the importance of proper nutrition and hygiene. However, he was unable to protect his wife Marie (Julia Ormand) from the Black Plague sweeping the country, and he lost both her and their two children. Nostradamus remarried, to widow Anne (Assumpta Sterna), but at the urging of Scalinger, he began to more carefully explore the strange trances that befell him, and Nostradamus began writing prophetic essays predicting any number of future catastrophes. Nostradamus also features Amanda Plummer as Queen Catherine de Medici and Anthony Higgins as the King., Historical drama visualising the human side of the story of Nostradamus, the 16th-century French physician tormented throughout his life by visions of the future. In spite of his dedication to working for the sick, his prophecies of world events in centuries to come provoke only derision, mental anguish and persecution by the all-powerful Catholic Church., Drama about the great prophet of the Middle Ages, starring Tcheky Karyo in the title role.