Marat/Sade (film)

Infobox Film
name = Marat/Sade


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director = Peter Brook
producer = Michael Birkett
writer = Peter Weiss (play)
Adrian Mitchell (screenplay)
Geoffrey Skelton (translation)
starring = Patrick Magee
Ian Richardson
Michael Williams
Clifford Rose
Glenda Jackson
Freddie Jones
music = Richard Peaslee
cinematography = David Watkin
editing = Tom Priestley
distributor = United Artists Corporation
released = USA February 22 1967
UK March 8, 1967
runtime = 116 min.
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 60668

"Marat/Sade" is a 1967 film adaptation of the Peter Weiss play, "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" ( _de. Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade). The film, adapted by Adrian Mitchell and directed by Peter Brook, used the full title in the opening credits, though most of the publicity materials used the shortened form.

The cast included Ian Richardson, Patrick Magee, Glenda Jackson, Clifford Rose, and Freddie Jones. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire and released by United Artists on February 22 1967 in the United States, and March 8, 1967 in the United Kingdom. The film's score comprised Richard Peaslee's compositions. David Watkin served as cinematographer.

Awards

Brook shared the Nastro d'Argento for Best Director of a Foreign Film with Robert Bresson, who was honored for "Mouchette", and received Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival.

Gallery

Peter Brook's staging from the film (left), with David's "La Mort de Marat" its inspiration (right)

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