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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

★ 6.2/10 · 37 votes 1967 1h 56m Released

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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.

Cast

Patrick Magee Marquis de Sade Ian Richardson Jean-Paul Marat Michael Williams Herald Clifford Rose Monsieur Coulmier Glenda Jackson Charlotte Corday Freddie Jones Cucurucu