Quills - Macht der Besessenheit (2000)
Marquis de Sade kämpft für die Freiheit des Wortes. Auch die Anstalt für Geisteskranke, in die er reingesteckt wird, hält ihn nicht davon ab, seine geschriebenen Manuskripte zu veröffentlichen. "Quills" basiert dabei auf dem gleichamigen Theaterstück von Doug Wright und wurde für drei Oscars nominiert. Der Marquis de Sade wurde in die psychiatrische Klinik Charenton eingewiesen. Doch er hat eine Verbündete, die seine Manuskripte nach draußen schmuggelt: Die Magd Madeleine LeClerc. "Justine", eine seiner Erzählungen, avanciert auf den Straßen von Paris zum illegalen Bestseller. Napoleon weiß sich nicht anders zu helfen, als anzuordnen, dass alle Exemplare öffentlich verbrannt werden und der Marquis de Sade hingerichtet wird. Berater können ihn aber überzeugen, Dr. Royer-Collard zu beauftragen, den Marquis zu kurieren...
Der Regisseur:
Philip Kaufman
Der Autor:
Doug Wright
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Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade |
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Kate Winslet as Madeleine LeClerc |
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Joaquin Phoenix as Abbe du Coulmier |
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Michael Caine as Dr. Royer-Collard |
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Billie Whitelaw as Madame LeClerc |
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Patrick Malahide as Delbené |
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Amelia Warner as Simone |
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Jane Menelaus as Renee Pelagie |
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Stephen Moyer as Prouix |
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Tony Pritchard as Valcour |
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Michael Jenn as Cleante |
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Danny Babington as Pitou |
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George Antoni as Dauphin |
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Stephen Marcus as Bouchon |
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Elizabeth Berrington as Charlotte |
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Edward Tudor-Pole as Franval |
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Harry Jones as Orvolle |
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Bridget McConnell as Madame Bougival |
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Pauline McLynn as Mademoiselle Clairwil |
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Rebecca Palmer as Michette |
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Toby Sawyer as Louison |
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Daniel Ainsleigh as Guerin |
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Alex Avery as Abbe du Maupas |
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Terry O'Neill as Gaillon |
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Diana Morrison as Mademoiselle Renard |
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Carol MacReady as Sister Noirceuil |
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Tom Ward as The Horseman |
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Richard Mulholland as Fop |
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Ron Cook as Napoleon |
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Julian Tait as Pawnbroker |
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Deborah Vale as Sister Rose Fatima |
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Tessa Vale as Sister Flavie |
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Howard Lew Lewis as First Vendor |
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Andrew Dunford as Second Vendor |
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Lisa Hammond as Prostitute |
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Mathew Fraser as Lunatic Band Member |
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Jamie Beddard as Lunatic at Play |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Camera | Rogier Stoffers | Director of Photography |
| Production | Julia Chasman | Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Doug Wright | Screenplay |
| Editing | Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline West | Costume Design |
| Production | Priscilla John | Casting |
| Art | Mark Raggett | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Art | Martin Childs | Production Design |
| Art | Steven Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Art | Jill Quertier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Patricia Johnson | Draughtsman |
| Production | Mark Huffam | Co-Producer |
| Production | Des McAnuff | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Kaufman | Producer |
| Production | Nick Wechsler | Producer |
| Production | Sandra Schulberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rudolf G. Wiesmeier | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Sarah Franzl | Stunts |
| Directing | Deborah Saban | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Midgley | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jazzer Jeyes | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Bradford | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tracey Eddon | Stunts |
| Directing | Olivia Lloyd | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Frances Bennett | Standby Art Director |
| Crew | Brian Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Gavin Fitch | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jessie Hepple | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Katy Harvey | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Elaine Burt | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Neil Finnighan | Stunts |
| Production | Sophie Dasic | Post Production Accountant |
| Directing | Toby Hefferman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Doug Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Directing | Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Matthew Gray | Draughtsman |
| Directing | Mari Roberts | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Emily Lascelles | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Art | Martin Asbury | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael O'Connor | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | John Ward | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Alastair Bullock | Draughtsman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | June Prinz | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Hair Designer |
| Editing | Liz Roe | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Frank E. Eulner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Sophie Wilson | Camera Trainee |
| Lighting | Dean Wilkinson | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Mark Haddenham | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Ray Campbell | Standby Painter |
| Directing | Matthew Penry-Davey | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Vince McGahon | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | John Turner | Electrician |
| Sound | John Verbeck | Foley Editor |
| Production | Louis Elman | ADR Voice Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Brookman | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Jasper Fforde | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Kevin Edland | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Lee | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Richard Lyon | Construction Buyer |
| Crew | Gary Birmingham | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Nicholas Du Boulay | Floor Runner |
| Lighting | Robert Brock | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Conor O'Sullivan | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Axinn | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Ronnie Phillips | Electrician |
| Directing | Richard Styles | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Tim Field | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Alan Grosch | Genetator Operator |
| Sound | Sue Fox | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Charles Vaughan | Floor Runner |
| Lighting | Tony Burns | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzi Turnbull | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Rachel Neale | Location Manager |
| Directing | Vic Armstrong | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Stuart Brisdon | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Michael Redding | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Sam Barnes | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Gary Hutchings | Grip |
| Art | Barry Wilkinson | Property Master |
| Lighting | Ian Rolfe | Standby Rigger |
| Art | John Blakeley | Sculptor |
| Crew | Susan d'Arcy | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Mattocks | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | John Van Der Pool | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Stephen Eels | Standby Carpenter |
| Camera | Peter Field | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Writing | Donatien Alphonse François de Sade | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeremy Woodhead | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeremy Woodhead | Makeup Artist |