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Marat/Sade (1967) -- In an insane Asylum, Marquis de Sade directs the Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theather play. The actors are the patients.
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Director:
Writers:
Adrian Mitchell (screenplay)
Geoffrey Skelton (English translation)
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Release Date:
13 April 1967 (Sweden) more
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In an insane Asylum, Marquis de Sade directs the Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theather play. The actors are the patients. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Patrick Magee ... Marquis de Sade
Ian Richardson ... Jean-Paul Marat
Michael Williams ... Herald
Clifford Rose ... Monsieur Coulmier

Glenda Jackson ... Charlotte Corday
Freddie Jones ... Cucurucu
Hugh Sullivan ... Kokol
John Hussey ... Newly Rich Lady

William Morgan Sheppard ... A Mad Animal
Jonathan Burn ... Polpoch
Jeanette Landis ... Rossignol
Robert Langdon Lloyd ... Jacques Roux (as Robert Lloyd)
John Steiner ... Monsieur Dupere
James Mellor ... Schoolmaster
Henry Woolf ... Father
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (UK) (complete title)
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116 min
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Patrick Magee won the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Marat/Sade" as Marquis de Sade recreating his role in this production. more
Quotes:
Marquis de Sade: To me, the only reality is imagination; the world inside myself. The revolution no longer interests me. more
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Referenced in "Asylum: (#1.4)" (1996) more

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expertly portrayed characters from the asylum at Charenton, 4 March 2000
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Author: Shaun Meredith (synzh@aol.com) from United States

I was hooked on this movie the minute I laid eyes upon it... bought the video and meticulously transcribed every word onto my copy of a transcript. I found the Shakespearean troupe to be excellent in their portrayals of madmen performing a play. The French Revolution being the main theme, echoed by various inmates' views of it, as well as several forays into philosophical thinking of man's condition. Plenty of symbolism, hard to draw a line where reality ends and madness begins (is it history, the play, the actor, the character, the madman, the script, etc.). Bears repeated watchings well, if one is interested in terrific character portrayal, philosophy, history, mental illness in general, etc. Asks that you pay close attention at all times, however... some of the extended debates between De Sade and Marat are absolutely riveting to watch. The interplay of several levels of perception is fascinating, and the overall effect is definitely one of a real insane asylum, disturbingly so at times. There is much humour here as well, again on multiple levels... this is definitely an intellectual movie, a thinking man's movie... all action takes place in the single bathouse of the asylum. Many aspects both of history and the philosophies of revolutionary leaders and their antagonists are explored. Highly recommended watching.

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