Overview
Plot
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum, yet his forbidden writings still circulate beyond its walls. A clash erupts between his imagination, the Abbé's reformist ideals, and a doctor's repressive measures.
- Directors
- Philip Kaufman
- Cast
- Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner, Jane Menelaus, Stephen Moyer, Tony Pritchard, Michael Jenn, Danny Babington, George Antoni, Stephen Marcus, Elizabeth Berrington, Edward Tudor-Pole, Harry Jones, Bridget McConnell, Pauline McLynn, Rebecca Palmer
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 2000-11-22
- Studios
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates, Hollywood Partners
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Quills Plot and Cast
Set in early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is locked away in an asylum, but his illicit manuscripts continue to spread outside its walls. The reform-minded Abbé who runs the institution clashes with a doctor dispatched to silence the Marquis, leading to a struggle over desire, power, and censorship.
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