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Quills (2000)  link to Quills on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2975

poster Quills

IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (48386 votes)

Country: UK, 124 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Biography

Director(s): Philip Kaufman

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
The infamous writer, the Marquis de Sade of 18th Century France, is imprisoned at Charenton Insane Asylum for unmentionable activities. He manages to befriend the young Abbé de Coulmier, who runs the asylum, along with a beautiful laundress named Madeline. Things go terribly wrong when the Abbe finds out that the Marquis' books are being secretly published. The emperor Napoleon contemplates sending Dr. Royer-Collard to oversee the asylum, a man famed for his torturous punishments. It could mean the end of Charenton and possibly the Marquis himself.

Tagline:

Cast:

photo Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush The Marquis de Sade
photo Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Madeleine
photo Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix Coulmier
photo Michael Caine Michael Caine Royer-Collard
photo Billie Whitelaw Billie Whitelaw Madame LeClerc

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1