Edition |
Widescreen ed. |
Description |
1 DVD (120) min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file |
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region 1 |
Series |
Avant-garde cinema
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Avant-garde cinema.
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Note |
Encoded for region 1 players only. |
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Originally produced as motion picture in 1967. |
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Includes original theatrical trailer. |
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"MGM DVD." |
Credits |
Credits: Photography, David Watkin ; screenplay, Adrian Mitchell ; music, Richard Peaslee ; English translation by Geoffrey Shelton ; verse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell. |
System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Cast |
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson. |
Summary |
The infamous Marquis de Sade, confined to an asylum, directs the other inmates in a re-enactment of the bloody assassination of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat. |
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The Royal Shakespeare Company presents Peter Brooks' production of "The persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum at Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade." |
Language |
Languages: English; also dubbed into Spanish. |
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Subtitles: French, Spanish; Closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982. |
Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Subject |
Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814 -- Drama.
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Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793 -- Assassination -- Drama.
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Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793. |
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Assassination. |
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Charenton (Hospital : Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France) -- Drama.
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Charenton (Hospital : Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France) |
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Psychiatric hospitals -- France -- Drama.
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Psychiatric hospitals. |
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France. |
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Drama -- Therapeutic use -- Drama.
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Drama -- Therapeutic use. |
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Drama.
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Revolution (France : 1789-1799) |
Chronological Term |
1789-1799 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Brook, Peter, 1925-2022, direction.
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Birkett, Michael, 1929-2015, production.
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Mitchell, Adrian, 1932-2008, writing.
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Skelton, Geoffrey, translator.
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Magee, Patrick, 1922-1982, cast.
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Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007, cast.
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Jackson, Glenda, cast.
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Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982.
Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats. English.
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Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Added Title |
Persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum at Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade |
ISBN |
9780792850335 |
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0792850335 |
Music No. |
1002213 MGM Home Entertainment Inc |
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