Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 4
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Release Date: Sep 1, 1993 Wide
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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
Sep 1, 1993 Wide
Orion Home Video
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4)
Karyo is hot as the prognosticator of doom.
I predict you will not find much enjoyment or gain much intellectual satisfaction from this film.
Great!
January 20, 2008Super Reviewer
I have always been fascinated by the Prophecies of Nostradamus & what made him tick, but this Movie tells much more than his Story, but also of the times he Lived in.His Secret Library & What happened to that, his Drug Use, the Inquisition, the Plague, & his favor with the Court are all delved deeply into here.The
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