A journey out of darkness into light
England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
The Physician (2013) is a adventure, drama and history film directed by Philipp Stölzl, released on December 25, 2013 with a runtime of 2h 35m. It stars Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez and Emma Rigby. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 1,216 ratings.
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Tom Payne
as Robert 'Rob' Cole
Stellan Skarsgård
as Barber
Olivier Martinez
as Shah Ala ad Daula
Emma Rigby
as Rebecca
Ben Kingsley
as Ibn Sina
Elyas M'Barek
as Karim
Fahri Yardım
as Davout Hosein
Makram J. Khoury
as Imam
Michael Marcus
as Mirdin
Stanley Townsend
as Bar Kappara
Emil Marwa
as Tuveh Ben Meir
Martin Hancock
as Merlin
Directed by Philipp Stölzl, written by Noah Gordon, Christoph Müller and Philipp Stölzl, produced by Nico Hofmann and Wolf Bauer.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 1,216 ratings.
**It's a good movie, it entertains its audience well, but it's riddled with small historical errors that could easily have been corrected.** Films about medieval times are always nice to watch, especially for me, who have a great affection for this historical period, about which I did a specialization as a historian. Unfortunately, and as happens regularly, this movie is full of mistakes. The script is quite good,…
Reviewed on December 31, 2022
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The main cast of The Physician (2013) includes Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Rigby and Ben Kingsley. The film was directed by Philipp Stölzl. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Physician was released on December 25, 2013 and runs for 2h 35m.
The Physician (2013) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 1,216 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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