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.
Released: Feb 22, 1967
Runtime: 116 minutes
Stars: Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson, Freddie Jones
Crew: David Watkin (Director of Photography), Peter Brook (Director), Michael Birkett (Producer), Sally Jacobs (Production Design), Tom Priestley (Editor), Ariel Levy (Second Assistant Director)