Pandaemonium

Pandaemonium

124 mins | Drama | June 29, 2001

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy. As time goes by, cracks begin to appear in the relationship. Sam becomes addicted to opium, while William's ego and ambition distance him further from his friend.

Pandaemonium

124 mins | Drama | June 29, 2001

Pandaemonium
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy. As time goes by, cracks begin to appear in the relationship. Sam becomes addicted to opium, while William's ego and ambition distance him further from his friend.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Arts Council of England
Original title Pandaemonium
Directors Julien Temple
Writers

Cast

Linus Roache

as Samuel Taylor Coleridge

John Hannah

as William Wordsworth

Samantha Morton

as Sara Coleridge

Emily Woof

as Dorothy Wordsworth

Andrea Lowe

as Edith Southey

Dexter Fletcher

as Humphry Davy

Andy Serkis

as John Thelwall

Samuel West

as Robert Southey

Colin McCredie

as Messenger

John Kane

as Jones

Emma Fielding

as Mary Wordsworth

William Scott-Masson

as Tom Poole

Clive Merrison

as Dr Gillman

Guy Lankester

as Byron

Jacqueline Defferary

as Miss Holland

John Standing

as Rev Holland

Andy de la Tour

as Andrew Crosse

Glyn Owen

as Fisherman

Peter Harkness

as Journalist

Niall Vincent

as Hartley Coleridge, aged 4

Jason Quick

as Hartley Coleridge, aged 18 months

Miles Quick

as Hartley Coleridge, aged 18 months

Eleanor Russell

as Hartley Coleridge, aged 2 months

Rowena Gaukroger

as Edith Mae Southey

Leo Temple

as Herbert Southay

Erik McKay

as Darcy Sinclair

Mark Tilley

as Rebel

Juno Temple

as Emma Southey