Marat/Sade (1967)

  • NR
  • 02/22/1967 (US)
  • Music, Drama, History
  • 1h 56m

By Peter Weiss

Overview

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss.

Peter Brook

Director

Adrian Mitchell

Screenplay

Cast

Patrick Magee's headshot

Patrick Magee

Marquis de Sade
Ian Richardson's headshot

Ian Richardson

Jean-Paul Marat
Michael Williams's headshot

Michael Williams

Herald
Clifford Rose's headshot

Clifford Rose

Monsieur Coulmier
Glenda Jackson's headshot

Glenda Jackson

Charlotte Corday
Freddie Jones's headshot

Freddie Jones

Cucurucu
Hugh Sullivan's headshot

Hugh Sullivan

Kokol
John Hussey's headshot

John Hussey

Newly Rich Lady

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