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In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

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The Marquis de Sade
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Madeleine
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Coulmier
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Royer-Collard
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Madame LeClerc
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Delbené
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Simone
Jane Menelaus ...
Renee Pelagie
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Prouix
Tony Pritchard ...
Valcour
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Cleante
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Pitou
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Dauphin (as George Yiasoumi)
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Bouchon
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Charlotte
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Franval
Harry Jones ...
Orvolle
Bridget McConnell ...
Madame Bougival (as Bridget McConnel)
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Mademoiselle Clairwill (as Pauline Mclynn)
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Michette
Toby Sawyer ...
Louison
Daniel Ainsleigh ...
Guerin
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Abbe du Maupas
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Gaillon
Diana Morrison ...
Mademoiselle Renard
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Sister Noirceuil (as Carol Macready)
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The Horseman
Richard Mulholland ...
Fop
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Napoleon
Jules Tait ...
Pawnbroker (as Julian Tait)
Deborah Vale ...
Sister Rose Fatima
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Sister Flavie
Howard Lew Lewis ...
First Vendor
Andrew Dunford ...
Second Vendor
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Prostitute
Mathew Fraser ...
Lunatic Band Member
Jamie Beddard ...
Lunatic at Play
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Lunatic (uncredited)
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Footman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Philip Kaufman

Written by

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Doug Wright ... (play)
 
Doug Wright ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Julia Chasman ... producer
Mark Huffam ... co-producer
Peter Kaufman ... producer
Des McAnuff ... executive producer
Sandra Schulberg ... executive producer
Nick Wechsler ... producer
Rudolf G. Wiesmeier ... executive producer (as Rudolf Wiesmeier)

Music by

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Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by

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Rogier Stoffers ... director of photography

Editing by

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Peter Boyle

Editorial Department

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Alec Gibson ... color timer
Robert Marty ... post-production coordinator: USA (as Bob Marty)
Julian May ... second assistant editor
Liz Roe ... first assistant editor
Tim Fox ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Harry Muller ... color timer (uncredited)
David Suther ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Donna Isaacson
Priscilla John

Production Design by

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Martin Childs

Art Direction by

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Steven Lawrence
Mark Raggett ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Jill Quertier

Costume Design by

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Jacqueline West

Makeup Department

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Jo Allen ... prosthetic technician
Nuala Conway ... chief hair stylist / chief makeup artist
Martha Fein ... prosthetic technician
Andy Hunt ... prosthetic technician
Peter Swords King ... hair designer (as Peter King) / makeup designer (as Peter King)
Kate Lee ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Conor O'Sullivan ... prosthetic supervisor
Robin Schoonraad ... prosthetic technician
Tristan Schoonraad ... prosthetic technician (as Tristam Schoonraad)
Stuart Sewell ... prosthetic technician
Jeremy Woodhead ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou ... makeup hair artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Armstrong ... third assistant director: second unit
Vic Armstrong ... second unit director
Toby Hefferman ... second second assistant director
Olivia Lloyd ... second assistant director
Matthew Penry-Davey ... third assistant director
Mari Roberts ... third assistant director
Deborah Saban ... first assistant director
Richard Styles ... first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Dominic Ackland-Snow ... supervising carpenter
Steve Alder ... carpenter
Martin Asbury ... storyboard artist
Mark Bailey ... stagehand
Geoff Ball ... carpenter
Vince Bartlett ... props runaround
Gerry Batson ... props runaround
Ashley Bell ... plasterer's laborer
Ernie Bell ... painter
Otis A. Bell ... chargehand plasterer's laborer (as Otis Bell)
Frances Bennett ... graphics / stand-by art director
Brian Bishop ... scenic artist
Doug Bishop ... scenic artist
John Blakeley ... sculptor
Celia Bobak ... production buyer
Tony Boxall ... supervising plasterer
Dean Budd ... painter's laborer
Paul Budd ... chargehand painter's laborer
Alastair Bullock ... draughtsperson
Alan Burrows ... construction stand-by
John Butler ... plasterer
Ray Campbell ... stand-by painter
Malcolm Carlo ... stagehand
Neil Clark ... plasterer
Stan Cook ... dressing propman
Chris Corke ... carpenter
Steven Corke ... carpenter
George Coussins ... head carpenter
Richard Denyer ... carpenter
Andy Dixon ... carpenter
Keith Dyett ... supervising carpenter
Bob Eames ... carpenter
Stephen Eels ... stand-by carpenter (as Steve Eels)
Gavin Fitch ... assistant art director
Matt Gray ... draughtsperson
Kavin Hall ... head painter
Richard Hall ... painter
Ralph Harrison ... carpenter
Katy Harvey ... art department assistant (as Katy Pain)
Paul J. Hayes ... carpenter (as Paul Hayes)
Les Hazell ... carpenter
Martin Hedinger ... painter
Jessie Hepple ... art department assistant
John Hicks ... plasterer
Robert Hill ... chargehand painter (as Bob Hill)
Bill Howarth ... painter
Gary Ixer ... stand-by propman
Patricia Johnson ... draughtsperson
Arthur Jones ... supervising carpenter
Leslie Jones ... carpenter (as Les Jones)
Paul Jones ... plasterer
Jennie Lambert ... construction nurse
Robert Langridge ... stand-by stagehand
Richard Lyon ... construction buyer
Kevin McCarthy ... painter
Fred Myatt ... carpenter
Terry Newvell ... chargehand stagehand
Ronald Nicholls ... wood machinist (as Ron Nicholls)
Gary Norris ... plasterer
Ray Norris ... carpenter
Chris O'Neill ... plasterer's laborer (as Chris O'Neil)
David Packard ... scenic artist
Ian Pape ... chargehand rigger
Brian Pegg ... plasterer
Michael Redding ... construction coordinator
Mark Riding ... plasterer
Ian Rolfe ... stand-by rigger
Fred Round ... carpenter
Richard Rowlands ... chargehand wood machinist
Nick Russo ... carpenter (as Nicola Russo)
Andy Sandbach ... stand-by plasterer
Roy Seers ... supervising plasterer
David Skinner ... painter (as Dave Skinner)
Warren Stickley ... dressing propman
Gary Stokes ... plasterer
Don Taylor ... head plasterer
Alistair Thompson ... construction accountant
Alan Tilley ... carpenter
David Trice ... carpenter (as Dave Trice)
Anthony Turner ... plasterer (as Tony Turner)
Bill Turner ... construction runaround
Jeannie Udall ... construction nurse (as Jeanie Udall)
Tim Wake ... carpenter
Peter Wallace ... supervising rigger
Peter Wallis ... dressing propman / propmaker
Peter Western ... supervising painter
Clive Wheeler ... stagehand
Jamie White ... carpenter
Barry Wilkinson ... property master
Jamie Wilkinson ... chargehand dressing propman
Simon Wilkinson ... chargehand stand-by props
David Williamson ... carpenter (as Dave Williamson)
Ken Wilson ... supervising stagehand
Douglas Woods ... plasterer
Sally Dray ... portrait artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Axinn ... assistant dialogue/adr editor (as Mike Axinn)
Lisa Chino ... assistant supervising sound editor
Frank E. Eulner ... supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner)
Sue Fox ... adr editor (as Suzanne Fox)
Lora Hirschberg ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Lacey ... dialogue editor
Steve Mayer ... sound maintenance
John Midgley ... sound mixer
June Prinz ... boom operator
Bob Risk ... adr editor: UK
Robert Shoup ... sound effects editor
John Verbeck ... foley editor
Christopher Barnett ... re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Brian Chumney ... digital sound technician (uncredited)
Frank E. Eulner ... sound supervisor (uncredited) / sound: design (uncredited)
Gabriel Guy ... Re-recordist (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth ... machine room operator (uncredited)
Colin O'Neill ... digital audio technician (uncredited)
Richard Quinn ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)
Kent Sparling ... mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Stuart Brisdon ... special effects coordinator
Mark Haddenham ... senior special effects technician
John Van Der Pool ... senior special effects technician (as John Vanderpool)
Ian Lowe ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Mark Roberts ... special effects technician (uncredited)
John Schoonraad ... lifecast: Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Tim Field ... visual effects supervisor
Steven Begg ... visual effects director (uncredited)
Angus Cameron ... digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Max Dennison ... matte painter (uncredited)
Alice Mitchell ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Daniel Pettipher ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Andy Stevens ... visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co (uncredited)

Stunts

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Andy Bradford ... stunt coordinator
Richard Bradshaw ... stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar ... stunt coordinator
Jim Dowdall ... stunt coordinator
Tracey Eddon ... stunts
Neil Finnighan ... stunts
Sarah Franzl ... stunts
Richard Hammatt ... stunt coordinator
Jazzer Jeyes ... stunts (as Jazza Jeyes)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Appleby ... still photographer
Sam Barnes ... clapper loader
Robert Brock ... electrician
Tony Burns ... electrician (as Tony Burnes)
Tony Cardenas ... rigger
Kevin Edland ... rigging gaffer
Jasper Fforde ... focus puller
Peter Field ... camera operator: second unit
Mark Fox-Potten ... rigger (as Mark Fox-Potton)
Stuart Graham ... film loader: second unit / focus puller: second unit
Alan Grosch ... generator operator
John Higgins ... gaffer
Angus Hudson ... camera operator: "b" camera
Gary Hutchings ... camera grip
Martin Lewis ... camera car
Vince McGahon ... steadicam operator
Ronnie Phillips ... electrician
Alastair Rae ... steadicam operator
Jose Romero ... rigger
Joe Russo ... rigger
Colin Seers ... rigger
Kenneth Serth ... rigger (as Ken Serth)
John Turner ... electrician
John Ward ... steadicam operator
Dean Wilkinson ... electrician
Sophie Wilson ... camera trainee
Angus Hudson ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Dylan Jones ... video assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Louis Elman ... adr voice casting
Ilenka Jelowicki ... crowd casting assistant
Orla Maxwell ... casting assistant (as Orla Pulton)
Hannah Stokely ... crowd casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anthony Brookman ... wardrobe master
Jane Clive ... costume painter
Ian Maskell ... wardrobe bus
Michael O'Connor ... assistant costume designer
Helen O'Donnell ... wardrobe assistant (as Helen Mattocks)
James Smith ... costumer: Mr. Caine
Suzi Turnbull ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Lara Murray ... location finder
Rachel Neale ... location manager
Samantha Thomas ... location manager: Oxford

Music Department

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Matt Barr ... music editor
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Peter Davies ... musician
Chris Dibble ... music mixer / music recordist
Andrew Glen ... music editor (as Andy Glen)
Andrew Green ... additional orchestrator / assistant to composer / music preparation
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Robert Hollingworth ... choral coordinator
Robin Lee ... music editor
Tony Lewis ... music editor
Graham Read ... music preparation
Stephen Warbeck ... orchestrator
Rolf Wilson ... orchestra leader
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Thomas Cavanaugh ... music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Lewis Jones ... assistant music engineer (uncredited)
Everton Nelson ... violin (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jane Berry ... trainee script supervisor
Dylan Jones ... trainee script supervisor
Sally Jones ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gary Birmingham ... transportation captain
John Butters ... driver: cast
Andrew Clark ... driver: unit minibus
John Hollywood ... driver: cast
Roy Hopkins ... driver: crowd wardrobe bus
Mike Moran ... driver: construction minibus
Colin Morris ... driver: cast / personal driver: Michael Caine
Neil Pearson ... stand-by driver: props
Jim Pinhorn ... dining bus driver
Gerry Turner ... driver: makeup bus

Additional Crew

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Elaine Burt ... production coordinator
Sandra Butterworth ... voice
Paul Clarvis ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Nick Cooper ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Susan d'Arcy ... unit publicist
Joe Dapello ... production counsel: Hollywood Partners (as Joseph Dapello)
Sophie Dasic ... post-production accountant
Nicholas Du Boulay ... floor runner (as Nick Du Boulay)
Martin Flower ... assistant: Geoffrey Rush
David Guymer ... work experience
Christoph Haesner ... production counsel: Hollywood Partners
Carolyn Hall ... financial controller
Tim Harries ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Jono Hart ... assistant: Julia Chasman and Nick Wechsler, USA
Richard Henry ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Sarah Homer ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Viviane Horne ... Stand-In for Miss Winslet
Paul Jackson ... health and safety officer
Carrie Johnson ... unit nurse
Dave Jones ... facilities generator
Debbie Kaye ... horses and carriages
Leslie Kaye ... assistant: Philip Kaufman and Peter Kaufman, USA
Gary Kettel ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Emily Lascelles ... assistant production coordinator
Dominic Latham ... work experience
Elizabeth Lee ... assistant: Philip Kaufman and Peter Kaufman, USA
Sara Longmuir ... accounting assistant (as Sarah Longmuir)
Hilary Marx ... assistant: Julia Chasman and Nick Wechsler, USA
Shaun McKeever ... health and safety officer
Hugh Montgomery ... work experience
Cho Moon ... production coordinator: Hollywood Partners (as Moon Cho)
Sarah Moore ... production runner
Janice Mordue ... title designer
Clarissa Newman ... assistant: Philip Kaufman and Peter Kaufman
Clive Noakes ... laboratory liaison
Sean O'Connor ... unit car
John Parricelli ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Claire Robertson ... assistant production accountant
Martin Robertson ... band member: The Quills Specialist Band
Katherine Rodden ... work experience
Samantha Rosich ... assistant: Julia Chasman and Nick Wechsler
Amanda Scott ... assistant: Kate Winslet
Vicki Sherwin ... work experience
Jeff Sommerville ... assistant: Julia Chasman and Nick Wechsler: USA
Piers Tempest ... assistant: Philip Kaufman and Peter Kaufman
Charles Vaughan ... floor runner
Britta Ziegert ... financial controller: Hollywood Partners
Christie Christl ... VP Feature Estimating (uncredited)
Steve Morphew ... stand-in: Geoffrey Rush (uncredited)
Erin Waters ... office production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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David McDowell ... thanks (as David McDowell M.D.)
Jody Podolsky ... thanks
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of eighteenth century France, is imprisoned at Charenton Insane Asylum for unmentionable activities. He manages to befriend the young Abbé de Coulmier, who runs the asylum, along with a beautiful laundress named Madeline. Things go terribly wrong when the Abbé finds out that the Marquis' books are being secretly published. Emperor Napoleon contemplates sending Dr. Royer-Collard to oversee the asylum, a man famed for his torturous punishments. It could mean the end of Charenton and possibly the Marquis. Written by Emily H and Janette W

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Taglines There are no bad words... only bad deeds. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (Germany)
  • Quills, la plume et le sang (France)
  • 性书狂人 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 情欲禁书 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 鹅毛笔 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 124 min
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Budget $13,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP81,130, 21 Jan 2001

Did You Know?

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Trivia Geoffrey Rush's real-life wife, Jane Menelaus, played de Sade's wife. See more »
Goofs When guillotining someone, a wooden piece called a lunette is placed above the neck so the condemned can't move it. No lunette was used in the opening scene. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Unbreakable/The Weekend/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon/102 Dalmatians/Quills (2000). See more »
Soundtracks Au clair de la lune See more »
Quotes Marquis de Sade: Why should I love God? He strung up his only son like a side of veal. I shudder to think what he'd do to me.
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