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Restoration   1995         R, 118 min. Genre: Drama Director: Michael Hoffman   Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, David Thewlis, Ian McKellen, Ian McDiarmid, Mary MacLeod, Mark Letheren, Sandy McDade, rosalind Bennett, Willie Ross, David Gant, Benjamin Whitrow   Beautiful trappings in the form of sets and costumes enhance this period piece taking place during the 17th-century reign of Charles II. Dr. Merivel (Robert Downey Jr.) is faced with the Black Plague threat, and his life changes as he treats its victims. The film won Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and Art Decoration. Cast Robert Downey Jr. Robert Merivel Sam Neill King Charles II Polly Walker Celia Clemence Meg Ryan Katharine Hugh Grant Elias Finn David Thewlis John Pearce Ian McKellen Will Gates Ian McDiarmid Ambrose Mary MacLeod Midwife Mark Letheren Daniel Sandy McDade Hannah rosalind Bennett Eleanor Willie Ross Man with Visible Heart David Gant Chiffinch Benjamin Whitrow Merivel`s Father