The Physician (2014)

  • R
  • 12/05/2014 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, History
  • 2h 35m

A journey out of darkness into light

Overview

England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, 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.

Noah Gordon

Novel

Philipp Stölzl

Director

Jan Berger

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Payne's headshot

Tom Payne

Rob Cole
Ben Kingsley's headshot

Ben Kingsley

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Stellan Skarsgård's headshot

Stellan Skarsgård

Barber
Olivier Martinez's headshot

Olivier Martinez

Shah Ala ad Daula
Emma Catherine Rigby's headshot

Emma Catherine Rigby

Rebecca
Elyas M'Barek's headshot

Elyas M'Barek

Karim
Fahri Yardım's headshot

Fahri Yardım

Davout Hosein
Makram J. Khoury's headshot

Makram J. Khoury

Imam

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