

22/11/2000
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.

Geoffrey Rush
as Marquis de Sade

Kate Winslet
as Madeleine LeClerc

Joaquin Phoenix
as Abbe du Coulmier

Michael Caine
as Dr. Royer-Collard

Billie Whitelaw
as Madame LeClerc

Patrick Malahide
as Delbené

Amelia Warner
as Simone

Jane Menelaus
as Renee Pelagie

Stephen Moyer
as Prouix

Tony Pritchard
as Valcour

Michael Jenn
as Cleante

Danny Babington
as Pitou

George Antoni
as Dauphin

Stephen Marcus
as Bouchon

Elizabeth Berrington
as Charlotte

Edward Tudor-Pole
as Franval

Harry Jones
as Orvolle

Bridget McConnell
as Madame Bougival

Pauline McLynn
as Mademoiselle Clairwil

Rebecca Palmer
as Michette

Toby Sawyer
as Louison

Daniel Ainsleigh
as Guerin

Alex Avery
as Abbe du Maupas

Terry O'Neill
as Gaillon

Diana Morrison
as Mademoiselle Renard

Carol MacReady
as Sister Noirceuil

Tom Ward
as The Horseman

Richard Mulholland
as Fop

Ron Cook
as Napoleon

Julian Tait
as Pawnbroker

Deborah Vale
as Sister Rose Fatima

Tessa Vale
as Sister Flavie

Howard Lew Lewis
as First Vendor

Andrew Dunford
as Second Vendor

Lisa Hammond
as Prostitute

Mathew Fraser
as Lunatic Band Member

Jamie Beddard
as Lunatic at Play
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