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Story of the Marquis de Sade's long imprisonment at the Chartenton Asylum for the Insane. Escaping execution during the French Revolution, Sade is given preferential treatment at Chartenton and allowed to write. But after his book "Justine" is smuggled out of the asylum and published in Paris, torturer Royer-Collard is sent to discipline the unruly writer.
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| Also Known As: |
Quills (la plume et le sang)
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
About the Marquis de Sade, an inmate at an insane asylum who defies all attempts to keep him from writing and publishing pornographic prose. |
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| Genres: |
Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 5 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 25, 2000 Nationwide; December 8, 2000 Expands; November 22, 2000 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Industry Entertainment, Walrus & Associates
Hollywood Partners
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| Studios: |
(USA): Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$7,060,876 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Pinewood Studios, England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
Royal Naval College, Greenwich, England, United Kingdom
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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