Quills (2000)
Overview
A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $13,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $7,060,876.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.264 |
Directed By
Philip Kaufman
Crew
Philip Kaufman
Rogier Stoffers
Julia Chasman
Stephen Warbeck
Doug Wright
Peter Boyle
Jacqueline West
Priscilla John
Mark Raggett
Donna Isaacson
Martin Childs
Steven Lawrence
Jill Quertier
Patricia Johnson
Mark Huffam
Des McAnuff
Peter Kaufman
Nick Wechsler
Sandra Schulberg
Rudolf G. Wiesmeier
Jim Dowdall
Richard Bradshaw
Sarah Franzl
Deborah Saban
John Midgley
Nrinder Dhudwar
Richard Hammatt
Jazzer Jeyes
Andy Bradford
Tracey Eddon
Olivia Lloyd
Frances Bennett
Brian Bishop
Gavin Fitch
Jessie Hepple
Katy Harvey
Elaine Burt
Neil Finnighan
Sophie Dasic
Toby Hefferman
Doug Bishop
Sally Jones
Matthew Gray
Mari Roberts
Emily Lascelles
Martin Asbury
Michael O'Connor
John Ward
Alastair Bullock
Peter Swords King
June Prinz
Peter Swords King
Liz Roe
Frank E. Eulner
Sophie Wilson
Dean Wilkinson
Nuala Conway
Mark Haddenham
Ray Campbell
Matthew Penry-Davey
Vince McGahon
John Turner
John Verbeck
Louis Elman
Anthony Brookman
Jasper Fforde
Kevin Edland
Kate Lee
Richard Lyon
Gary Birmingham
Nicholas Du Boulay
Robert Brock
Conor O'Sullivan
Lora Hirschberg
Michael Axinn
Ronnie Phillips
Richard Styles
Tim Field
David Appleby
Nuala Conway
Bruce Lacey
Alan Grosch
Sue Fox
Charles Vaughan
Tony Burns
Suzi Turnbull
Rachel Neale
Vic Armstrong
Stuart Brisdon
Michael Redding
Sam Barnes
Gary Hutchings
Barry Wilkinson
Ian Rolfe
John Blakeley
Susan d'Arcy
Jeremy Woodhead
Helen Mattocks
Robert Shoup
John Van Der Pool
Stephen Eels
TOP CAST
Geoffrey Rush
Marquis de Sade
Kate Winslet
Madeleine LeClerc
Joaquin Phoenix
Abbe du Coulmier
Michael Caine
Dr. Royer-Collard
Billie Whitelaw
Madame LeClerc
Patrick Malahide
Delbené
Amelia Warner
Simone
Jane Menelaus
Renee Pelagie
Stephen Moyer
Prouix
Tony Pritchard
Valcour
Michael Jenn
Cleante
Danny Babington
Pitou
George Antoni
Dauphin
Stephen Marcus
Bouchon
Elizabeth Berrington
Charlotte
Edward Tudor-Pole
Franval
Harry Jones
Orvolle
Bridget McConnell
Madame Bougival
Pauline McLynn
Mademoiselle Clairwil
Rebecca Palmer
Michette
Toby Sawyer
Louison
Daniel Ainsleigh
Guerin
Alex Avery
Abbe du Maupas
Terry O'Neill
Gaillon
Diana Morrison
Mademoiselle Renard
Carol MacReady
Sister Noirceuil
Tom Ward
The Horseman
Ron Cook
Napoleon
Julian Tait
Pawnbroker
Deborah Vale
Sister Rose Fatima
Tessa Vale
Sister Flavie
Howard Lew Lewis
First Vendor
Andrew Dunford
Second Vendor
Lisa Hammond
Prostitute
Mathew Fraser
Lunatic Band Member
Jamie Beddard
Lunatic at Play
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