

“By Peter Weiss”
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.
Director
Peter Brook
Writers
Adrian Mitchell
Release Date
February 22, 1967
Runtime
1h 56m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
34
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)