De Sade (1969)
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Keir Dullea dives into a bevy of babes with an open wine bottle as the notorious Marquis de Sade in this low-budget debauch from American International Pictures -- purveyors of fine entertainment morsels for the connoisseur. The film takes place as an extended flashback after de Sade has escaped… More Keir Dullea dives into a bevy of babes with an open wine bottle as the notorious Marquis de Sade in this low-budget debauch from American International Pictures -- purveyors of fine entertainment morsels for the connoisseur. The film takes place as an extended flashback after de Sade has escaped from a madhouse and taken refuge in the dilapidated mansion where he was reared. In his flashback, de Sade recalls how the Abbe de Sade (John Huston) used to have a maid whip him until he began to like it. Of course, after that, the next step down the primrose path was flagellation and orgies. Finally sent to a French jail for lewd behavior, de Sade begins to write anti-government creeds to while away the hours. After his release, he is compelled to marry the repulsive Renee de Montreuil (Anna Massey). De Sade goes along with the marriage in order to get closer to her sister Anne (Senta Berger). In spite of that, de Sade continues to seek out various forms of softcore sex. But then the Black Plague hits. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cy Endfield
- Written By
- Richard Matheson
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2001 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Not quite as silly as it looks and sounds, but it comes very close.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It was pure torture sitting through this dull version of the life of Marquis De Sade.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
This awful attempt to do a movie biography of the Marquis de Sade falls flat, with embarrassing performances from all of the actors.
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Jamie Gillies, Apollo Guide
A self-indulgent excuse to employ what now looks like very dated psychedelic 1960s filmmaking techniques.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Essentially the film is Caligula set 1700 years later, complete with washed-out photography and no-name actresses willing to show off their, ahem, talents.
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Cast
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Keir Dullea
as Marquis de Sade
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Senta Berger
as Anne Montreuil
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Lilli Palmer
as Mme. De Montreuil
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Anna Massey
as Renee De Montreuil
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Sonja Ziemann
as La Beauvoisin
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Uta Levka
as Rose Keller
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Herbert Weissbach
as M. De Montreuil
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Max Kiebach
as Marquis de Sade as a boy
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John Huston
as The Abbe
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Christiane Kruger
as Marquis' Mistress
- Susanne von Almassy
- Rolf Eden
- Tilly Lauenstein
- Friedrich Schoenfelder
- Heinz Spitzner
- Barbara Stanek
- Roger Corman
