Music ·Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 1967 · 1h 56m

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

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Director
Peter Brook
Cast
Patrick Magee as Marquis de Sade Ian Richardson as Jean-Paul Marat Michael Williams as Herald Clifford Rose as Monsieur Coulmier Glenda Jackson as Charlotte Corday Freddie Jones as Cucurucu
Crew
David Watkin — Director of Photography Tom Priestley — Editor Richard Peaslee — Original Music Composer Adrian Mitchell — Screenplay Michael Birkett — Producer Sally Jacobs — Production Design
Tagline

By Peter Weiss

Synopsis

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.

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Key Collaborators
Peter Brook Director David Watkin Director of Photography Tom Priestley Editor Richard Peaslee Original Music Composer Adrian Mitchell Screenplay Michael Birkett Producer Sally Jacobs Production Design
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