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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

"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.

Top Cast

  • Patrick Magee

    Patrick Magee

    Marquis de Sade

  • Ian Richardson

    Ian Richardson

    Jean-Paul Marat

  • Michael Williams

    Michael Williams

    Herald

  • Clifford Rose

    Clifford Rose

    Monsieur Coulmier

  • Glenda Jackson

    Glenda Jackson

    Charlotte Corday

  • Freddie Jones

    Freddie Jones

    Cucurucu

  • Hugh Sullivan

    Hugh Sullivan

    Kokol

  • John Hussey

    John Hussey

    Newly Rich Lady

  • William Morgan Sheppard

    William Morgan Sheppard

    A Mad Animal

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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