England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole 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.
Robert 'Rob' Cole
Barber
Shah Ala ad Daula
Rebecca
Ibn Sina
Karim
Davout Hosein
Imam
Mirdin
Bar Kappara
Tuveh Ben Meir
Merlin
Rob Cole (10 Years)
Agnes Cole
Despina
Priest
Mirdin's Father
Mirdin's Mother
Jew in Caravan
Mano Dayak
Quasim
Merlin's Apprentice
Anne Cole (4 years)
Samuel Cole (6 years)
Benjamin (10 years)
Jesse (7 years)
Rabbi
Fat Hakim
Elder 1
Elder 2
Gate Guard
Wrench
Tughrul
City Guard
Bar Kappara Servant
Pharmacist
Trembling Woman
Rabbi 2
Shah's Messenger #1
Shah's Messenger #2
Shah's Messenger #3
Young Boy
Young Boy's Father
Masked Man
Stratford Monk
Shah Official
Shah's General
Concubine
Older Whore
Younger Whore
Tavern Guest
Neighbour
Neighbour Woman
Orderly
Street Urchin
Tough Guy
Young Maiden
Messenger with head
Patient Abolquasem
Librarian
Little Girl
Shah's Bodyguard
Farmer
Leper (uncredited)
Mirdin's Sister (uncredited)
Dayak's Assistant (uncredited)
