De Sade is an American-German 1969 drama film starring Keir Dullea and Senta Berger. It is based on the life of Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, named Louis Alphonse Donatien in the film. Keir Dullea, in his first film role since 2001: A Space Odyssey, plays the title character in a film characterized by its psychedelic imagery and go-go sensibilities. As the dying Marquis recalls his life out of sequence, he is terrorized by his uncle and haunted by his own past of debauchery. John Huston appears as the Abbé de Sade. The middle-aged Marquis de Sade arrives at his... ancestral estate of La Coste, having escaped incarceration. In the theater at the castle, he meets his uncle, the Abbe , who persuades him to stay to watch an entertainment that has been prepared for him. The play is a parody of the Marquis' parents haggling with M. and Mme. Montreuil over the prospective marriage of their children, leading to a flashback in time to the actual negotiations. The young Marquis flees the proposed marriage to Mlle.
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| Release date: | 1969 |
| Directed by: | Cy Endfield |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson |
| Screenplay by: | Richard Matheson |
| Genre: | Thriller, Biography |