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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 · 116 min

A claustrophobic, intellectually charged experience that blurs performance and reality, building to a chaotic, unsettling climax.

Directed by
Peter Brook
Genres
Music, Drama, History
Starring
Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams
Tagline
By Peter Weiss
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.

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Directed by
Peter Brook
Genres
Music, Drama, History
Starring
Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • power
  • class
  • politics
  • art
Places
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
music, drama, history
Directed by
Peter Brook
Written by
Adrian Mitchell
Starring
Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson, Freddie Jones, Hugh Sullivan, John Hussey
Music
Richard Peaslee
Cinematography
David Watkin
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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