Quills
“Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.”
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
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Cast
37 people
Geoffrey Rush
Marquis de Sade
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The King's Speech
Kate Winslet
Madeleine LeClerc
Known for
Titanic
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joaquin Phoenix
Abbe du Coulmier
Known for
Joker
Her
Michael Caine
Dr. Royer-Collard
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Billie Whitelaw
Madame LeClerc
Known for
Merlin
The Omen
Patrick Malahide
Delbené
Known for
Luther
Mortal Engines
Amelia Warner
Simone
Known for
Æon Flux
The Echo
Jane Menelaus
Renee Pelagie
Known for
The Light Between Oceans
Stephen Moyer
Prouix
Known for
True Blood
The Gifted
Tony Pritchard
Valcour
Known for
Two Weeks to Live
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Michael Jenn
Cleante
Known for
Andor
Unleashed
Danny Babington
Pitou
Known for
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
If Only
Philip Kaufman Director · Doug Wright Screenplay Marquis de Sade Author
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $14M · United States release November 22, 2000
Box office
Budget
$13,500,000
Worldwide gross
$17,989,227
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Industry Entertainment Partners
Production
Walrus & Associates
Production
Hollywood Partners
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Charenton Productions
Production
Industry Entertainment
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2000
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 22, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States
December 25, 2000 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 2000 · Theatrical
Canada
December 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 15, 2001 · Theatrical
France
March 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 2, 2001 · Digital
Japan
May 19, 2001 · Digital
Portugal
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical
Romania
February 23, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
March 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 15, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 19, 2001 · Theatrical
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