Marat/Sade

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Marat/Sade

1967,

1h 55m,

Drama

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93%

14 Reviews

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79%

100+ Ratings

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79%

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100+ Ratings

Adapted by Peter Brook from his renowned stage production, this period drama depicts French writer and aristocrat Marquis de Sade (Patrick Magee) directing a performance while institutionalized in an asylum. Relating the death of revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (Ian Richardson) at the hand of Charlotte Corday (Glenda Jackson, in her first major role), the play, also starring de Sade, sees the disturbed mental patients become increasingly unruly during the course of the story.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 9, 2018

4/4

Brook has achieved the very difficult. He has taken an important play, made it more immediate and powerful than it was on the stage, and at the same time created a distinguished and brilliant film.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Sep 13, 2024

3/5

…a record of a stage performance rather than a cinematic feature, this is still strong meat, not just for what it says about de Sade, but the revolution in British theatre in the 1960’s….

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Robert Hatch

The Nation

Nov 23, 2020

Marat/Sade seems to me more theatre than drama. It is perhaps a lesser achievement for that reason, but in the hands of Peter Brook and... the Royal Shakespeare Company, theatre is raised to a height of proficiency that confers its own delight.

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Penelope Houston

The Spectator

Jul 9, 2018

The centre fails to hold, and increasingly the emotive devices of the production seem to be lashing around in an intellectual straitjacket.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jul 1, 2014

B+

Though not as powerful as the play, even if there's the same director and performers, it still connects with a modern audience.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Oct 18, 2008

5/5

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Synopsis

Adapted by Peter Brook from his renowned stage production, this period drama depicts French writer and aristocrat Marquis de Sade (Patrick Magee) directing a performance while institutionalized in an asylum. Relating the death of revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (Ian Richardson) at the hand of Charlotte Corday (Glenda Jackson, in her first major role), the play, also starring de Sade, sees the disturbed mental patients become increasingly unruly during the course of the story.

Director: Peter Brook
Producer: Michael Birkett
Screenwriter: Adrian Mitchell, Geoffrey Skelton, Peter Weiss
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Marat Sade Productions, Royal Shakespeare Company
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 22, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Mono

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