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Marat/Sade

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Original title

Marat/Sadeaka

AKA

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

Year

1967

Running time

116 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Peter Brook

Screenwriter

Peter Weiss, Geoffrey Skelton, Adrian Mitchell

Cast

Music

Richard Peaslee

Cinematography

David Watkin

Producer

United Artists, Marat Sade Productions

Genre

Drama. Mystery. Musical | Historical. French Revolution. 18th Century. Stage Play

Synopsis

The Marquis de Sade is locked in the Charenton mental hospital and decides to put on a play. His overseers agree as long as he follows certain conditions. He writes and directs the other mental patients in a play based on the life of the Jean-Paul Marat. As the play progresses, the inmates become more and more possessed by the violence of the play and become extremely difficult to control. Finally, all chaos breaks loose.

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Rankings Position

#39 Best Musical Movies
#101 Best British Movies

Critics' reviews

"Brook has achieved the very difficult. He has taken an important play, made it more immediate and powerful than it was on the stage, and at the same time created a distinguished and brilliant film. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

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