Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Keir Dullea | ... | Marquis de Sade | |
Senta Berger | ... | Anne de Montreuil | |
Lilli Palmer | ... | Mme de Montreuil | |
Anna Massey | ... | Renée de Montreuil | |
Sonja Ziemann | ... | La Beauvoisin | |
Christiane Krüger | ... | Laura, Marquis' Mistress | |
Uta Levka | ... | Rose Keller | |
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Barbara Stanek | ... | Colette |
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Susanne von Almassy | ... | Marquis' Mother |
Friedrich Schoenfelder | ... | Marquis' Father | |
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Herbert Weissbach | ... | M. de Montreuil |
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Heinz Spitzner | ... | Inspector Marais |
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Tilly Lauenstein | ... | Madame Grandcon |
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Ortrud Gross | ||
John Huston | ... | The Abbe |
Hounded by the police on charges of inflammatory writing, the once handsome Marquis De Sade seeks refuge in an abandoned family mansion. This colorful movie depicts DeSade's life from childhood to manhood. A life infamous for erotic behavior, going from woman to woman, seeking a love that eludes him. Written by Anonymous
I wish they had saved the German version of this one, but alas, only the AIP version seems to turn up, though most versions are barely longer than the one USA network ran in their infancy. What was once given an "X" rating, barely rises above PG-13 standards for this new millennium. Dullea, fresh from "2001", is out of place amidst the tame exploitation, but gives it a good try. John Huston, in the midst of a long string of aging weirdo roles, steals the show easily. The script by Richard Matheson, is well done, but manhandled by the multiple directors different approaches, and the different exploitation requirements of the various producers. It easily extends the normal AIP formula, but falls short of it's goal to cross into more "Adult" film-making. Not worthless, but not all that thrilling, with much "dead Air"