This awful attempt to do a movie biography of the Marquis de Sade falls flat, with embarrassing performances from all of the actors.
De Sade (1969)
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Reviews Counted:6
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Rotten:6
Average Rating:3.6/10
Synopsis: A unique 1969 version of the tale of the Marquis de Sade, produced by Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff. Keir Dullea plays the title character in a film characterized by its psychedelic imagery and... A unique 1969 version of the tale of the Marquis de Sade, produced by Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff. Keir Dullea plays the title character in a film characterized by its psychedelic imagery and go-go sensibilities. He is terrorized by his uncle and haunted by his own past before embarking on a pattern of debauchery. Originally released with an "X" rating, this film has lost its edge over time, although the final orgy sequence is 20 minutes of erotic filmmaking that offers release after the teasting first hour which acts ostensibly as art cinema. John Huston shines in a supporting role. [More]
Starring: Keir Dullea, Anna Massey, Lilli Palmer, Sonja Ziemann
Starring: Keir Dullea, Anna Massey, Lilli Palmer, Sonja Ziemann, Senta Berger, John Huston, Uta Levka
Director: Cy Endfield, Roger Corman, Gordon Hessler
Director: Cy Endfield, Roger Corman, Gordon Hessler
Screenwriter: Richard Matheson
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff
Composer: Billy Strange
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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.
A self-indulgent excuse to employ what now looks like very dated psychedelic 1960s filmmaking techniques.
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