A dramatic retelling of the life of Michel de Nostredame, from his early work as a plague doctor to his time at the court of Catherine de Medici, after he became famed for his prophetic almanacs. Stars Rutger Hauer and Julia Ormond.
Acting
Tchéky Karyo's haunted eyes carry the whole film
Costume
Julia Ormond's plague-era lewks are devastating
Score
Synth-orchestra hybrid that absolutely slaps
Director
Roger Christian
Tchéky Karyo
Nostradamus
F. Murray Abraham
Scalinger
Rutger Hauer
The Mystic Monk
Amanda Plummer
Catherine De Medici
Julia Ormond
Marie
Assumpta Serna
Anne
Anthony Higgins
King Henry II
Diana Quick
Diane de Poitiers
Michael Gough
Jean de Remy
Maia Morgenstern
Helen
Magdalena Ritter
Sophie
Bruce Myers
Professor
Leon Lissek
Inquisitor
Michael Byrne
Inquisitor
Bruce Alexander
Paul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Christian won an Oscar for set decoration on Star Wars, which explains why this looks inexplicably expensive for a 1994 flop.
This was part of a weird 90s trend where studios assumed audiences wanted serious Nostradamus content—see also: The Prophecies of Nostradamus (1979) and various TV specials.
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