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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 (1967)

Movie ★ 6.1 116 min

Music Drama History

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

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Quick facts

Released
February 22, 1967
Runtime
116 min
Rating
NR
IMDb
tt0060668
Language
Studio
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)

Cast

Patrick Magee Patrick Magee Marquis de Sade Ian Richardson Ian Richardson Jean-Paul Marat Michael Williams Michael Williams Herald Clifford Rose Clifford Rose Monsieur Coulmier Glenda Jackson Glenda Jackson Charlotte Corday Freddie Jones Freddie Jones Cucurucu Hugh Sullivan Kokol John Hussey John Hussey Newly Rich Lady William Morgan Sheppard William Morgan Sheppard A Mad Animal Jonathan Burn Jonathan Burn Polpoch Jeanette Landis Rossignol Robert Langdon Lloyd Robert Langdon Lloyd Jacques Roux (as Robert Lloyd) John Steiner John Steiner Monsieur Dupere James Mellor Schoolmaster Henry Woolf Henry Woolf Father John Harwood Voltaire Leon Lissek Leon Lissek Lavoisier Susan Williamson Simone Evrard

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Frequently asked questions

What is 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 about?
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.
Who directed 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?
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 was directed by Peter Brook.
Who stars in 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?
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 stars Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose.
When was 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 released?
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 is a 1967 music, drama, history film.
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