The Physician

The Physician

155 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Dec. 25, 2013

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.

The Physician

155 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Dec. 25, 2013

The Physician
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers ARD, ARD/Degeto Film, UFA Cinema, CinePostproduction, Beta Cinema, Pixomondo, Cine Mobil
Original title The Physician
Directors Ariane Stalfort, Philipp Stölzl
Writers Ulrich Schwarz, Simon Block, Noah Gordon, Philipp Stölzl, Jan Berger, Christoph Müller

Cast

Tom Payne

as Rob Cole

Ben Kingsley

as Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

Stellan Skarsgård

as Barber

Olivier Martinez

as Shah Ala ad Daula

Emma Rigby

as Rebecca

Elyas M'Barek

as Karim

Fahri Yardım

as Davout Hosein

Michael Marcus

as Mirdin

Stanley Townsend

as Bar Kappara

Emil Marwa

as Tuveh Ben Meir

Martin Hancock

as Merlin

Adam Thomas Wright

as Rob Cole (10 Years)

Jodie McNee

as Agnes Cole

Dominique Moore

as Despina

Aidan Kelly

as Priest

Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni

as Mirdin's Father

Fatima Hernadi (Raouia)

as Mirdin's Mother

Rabii Benjhail Tadlaoui

as Jew in Caravan

Peter Bankolé

as Mano Dayak

Renu Setna

as Quasim

Franz Dinda

as Merlin's Apprentice

Ramin Yazdani

as Rabbi

Sahin Eryilmaz

as Fat Hakim

Vincent Ebrahim

as Tughrul

Michael Jibson

as Stratford Monk