Nostradamus

Directed by Roger Christian. Starring Tcheky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Dec. 2, 1994

This bio-pic, set in 16th-century Europe, depicts the life and times of the famed physician and prognositicator Nostradamus. His adherents claim his predictions included the JFK assassination, both world wars, AIDS, moon landings, and more. You've got to wonder if he ever foresaw his life re-enacted on the silver screen. Yet you have to admire any movie that sports La Femme Nikita's Tcheky Karyo, thespian F. Murray Abraham, and madman Rutger Hauer on the same playing field.

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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM

Nostradamus, Roger Christian, Tcheky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna

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