A group of aristocrats are about to visit Charenton mental hospital, where a group of inmates led by the Marquis de Sade are preparing a play. The play they put on stage recreates the murder of Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday, a subject that leads to reflection about the relationship between politics, sex and violence.
Great Britain, 1967
Dir: Peter Brook, based on a screenplay by Peter Weiss, Geoffrey Skelton and Adrian Mitchell, based on a play by Peter Weiss. With: Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose, Glenda Jackson, Freddie Jones, Hugh Sullivan and John Hussey, among others.
