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Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.
2000 | 124m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Philip Kaufman |
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| Writer: | Doug Wright |
| Staring: |
| A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 22, 2000 |
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| Director: | Philip Kaufman |
| Writer: | Doug Wright |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | paris, france, asylum, french revolution, smuggling (contraband), based on play or musical, maid, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners, Walrus & Associates, Hollywood Partners |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,060,876
Budget: $13,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Rush | Marquis de Sade |
| Kate Winslet | Madeleine LeClerc |
| Joaquin Phoenix | Abbe du Coulmier |
| Michael Caine | Dr. Royer-Collard |
| Billie Whitelaw | Madame LeClerc |
| Patrick Malahide | Delbené |
| Amelia Warner | Simone |
| Jane Menelaus | Renee Pelagie |
| Stephen Moyer | Prouix |
| Tony Pritchard | Valcour |
| Michael Jenn | Cleante |
| Danny Babington | Pitou |
| George Antoni | Dauphin |
| Stephen Marcus | Bouchon |
| Elizabeth Berrington | Charlotte |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | Franval |
| Harry Jones | Orvolle |
| Bridget McConnell | Madame Bougival |
| Pauline McLynn | Mademoiselle Clairwil |
| Rebecca Palmer | Michette |
| Toby Sawyer | Louison |
| Daniel Ainsleigh | Guerin |
| Alex Avery | Abbe du Maupas |
| Terry O'Neill | Gaillon |
| Diana Morrison | Mademoiselle Renard |
| Carol MacReady | Sister Noirceuil |
| Tom Ward | The Horseman |
| Richard Mulholland | Fop |
| Ron Cook | Napoleon |
| Julian Tait | Pawnbroker |
| Deborah Vale | Sister Rose Fatima |
| Tessa Vale | Sister Flavie |
| Howard Lew Lewis | First Vendor |
| Andrew Dunford | Second Vendor |
| Lisa Hammond | Prostitute |
| Mathew Fraser | Lunatic Band Member |
| Jamie Beddard | Lunatic at Play |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Lawrence | Art Direction |
| John Midgley | Sound Mixer |
| Jasper Fforde | Focus Puller |
| Sam Barnes | Clapper Loader |
| Vince McGahon | Steadicam Operator |
| Barry Wilkinson | Property Master |
| Sue Fox | ADR Editor |
| Dean Wilkinson | Electrician |
| Alan Grosch | Genetator Operator |
| Anthony Brookman | Wardrobe Master |
| Nuala Conway | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Conor O'Sullivan | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Helen Mattocks | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Rachel Neale | Location Manager |
| Mark Haddenham | Special Effects Technician |
| Richard Lyon | Construction Buyer |
| Ian Rolfe | Standby Rigger |
| Gary Birmingham | Transportation Captain |
| Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Priscilla John | Casting |
| Mark Raggett | Supervising Art Director |
| Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sarah Franzl | Stunts |
| Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jazzer Jeyes | Stunts |
| Deborah Saban | First Assistant Director |
| Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Elaine Burt | Production Coordinator |
| Liz Roe | First Assistant Editor |
| Frances Bennett | Standby Art Director |
| Alastair Bullock | Draughtsman |
| Doug Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Emily Lascelles | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Sophie Dasic | Post Production Accountant |
| Matthew Gray | Draughtsman |
| Brian Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Katy Harvey | Art Department Assistant |
| Mari Roberts | Third Assistant Director |
| Charles Vaughan | Floor Runner |
| June Prinz | Boom Operator |
| Ronnie Phillips | Electrician |
| Michael O'Connor | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Olivia Lloyd | Second Assistant Director |
| Gavin Fitch | Assistant Art Director |
| Martin Asbury | Storyboard Artist |
| Jessie Hepple | Art Department Assistant |
| Matthew Penry-Davey | Third Assistant Director |
| Nicholas Du Boulay | Floor Runner |
| Gary Hutchings | Grip |
| Sophie Wilson | Camera Trainee |
| Kevin Edland | Rigging Gaffer |
| Robert Brock | Electrician |
| John Turner | Electrician |
| Suzi Turnbull | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Kate Lee | Makeup & Hair |
| John Verbeck | Foley Editor |
| Stuart Brisdon | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Tim Field | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Stephen Eels | Standby Carpenter |
| John Blakeley | Sculptor |
| Richard Styles | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Bruce Lacey | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Axinn | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| John Van Der Pool | Special Effects Technician |
| Michael Redding | Construction Coordinator |
| Ray Campbell | Standby Painter |
| Patricia Johnson | Draughtsman |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Louis Elman | ADR Voice Casting |
| Susan d'Arcy | Unit Publicist |
| Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Doug Wright | Screenplay |
| Rogier Stoffers | Director of Photography |
| Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Martin Childs | Production Design |
| Jill Quertier | Set Decoration |
| Jacqueline West | Costume Design |
| Andy Bradford | Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
| Tracey Eddon | Stunts |
| Neil Finnighan | Stunts |
| Frank E. Eulner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Tony Burns | Electrician |
| Jeremy Woodhead | Makeup & Hair |
| Vic Armstrong | Second Unit Director |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Swords King | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Toby Hefferman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| John Ward | Steadicam Operator |
| Peter Field | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Kaufman | Producer |
| Rudolf G. Wiesmeier | Executive Producer |
| Des McAnuff | Executive Producer |
| Julia Chasman | Producer |
| Sandra Schulberg | Executive Producer |
| Nick Wechsler | Producer |
| Mark Huffam | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 54 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 49 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
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