Movie poster for 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 (1967)

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

Name: 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
Director: Peter Brook
Genre: Music, Drama, History
Released: 1967-02-22
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson

“By Peter Weiss”

1967

1h 56m

Music Drama History

Director: Peter Brook

Writer: Adrian Mitchell

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Overview

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.