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Theatrical Release Date November 22,2000

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5-8-01
Dvd Release Date (Dvd Info Below) 5-8-01
Box Office Total (More Box Office Info Below) $7,060,876
Studio 20th Fox
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Drama

2 Hr 4 Mins

R For strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language.

CAST:

Geoffrey Rush..........The Marquis de Sade
Kate Winslet............Madeleine
Joaquin Phoenix.......Coulmier
Michael Caine..........Royer-Collard
Billie Whitelaw.........Madame LeClerc
Patrick Malahide......Delbene
Amelia Warner.........Simone
Jane Menelaus..........Renee Pelagie
Stephen Moyer.........Prouix
Pauline McLynn
Edward Tudor-Pole

Based on the award-winning play by Doug Wright, this erotic and fantastical drama reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in Charenton Asylum for the last 10 years of his life. QUILLS is a Gothic period piece from director Philip Kaufman that details the fall of the French Revolution and the subsequent imprisonment of the fallen aristocrat, a notorious free thinker who lived to write with an outstanding creative spirit and provocative sexual appetite.                                               Read The Production Notes  Click Here

Director...........Philip Kaufman
Producers........Julia Chasman
.........................Peter Kaufman
.........................Nick Wechsler
.........................Mark Huffam
.........................Des McAnuff (exc)
.........................Sandra Schulberg (exc)
.........................Rudulf Wiesmeier (exc)
Writer..............Doug Wright
Editor...............Peter Boyle
D.O.P...............Rogier Stoffers
Costumes.........Jacqueline West
Prod. Design....Martin Childs
Music...............Stephen Warbeck

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DVD Review:  Overall a  very good movie and the DVD is as well there is a lot of stuff on the disc to tell you a lot about the Man of the story the trailer is good. The documentaries are good as well. You should add this to your collection.

1. The Marquis and the ScaffoldMusic
2. The Abbe and MadeleineMusic
3. The ConventMusic
4. Plans for a BurialMusic
5. Dreams of Madeleine
6. Royer-Collard and Bouchon
7. Aphrodisias
8. The Last Story
9. The Marquis Cell at Charenton
10. The End: A New Manuscript
11. The Printing Press

Release Information:
Package Type: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
Discographic Information:
DVD Encoding: Region 1
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Available subtitles: English, Spanish
Edition Details:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• 3 Featurettes: "Marquis on Marquee," "Creating Charenton," "Dressing the Part"
• Commentary by Screenwriter Doug Wright
• Widescreen anamorphic format

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Date Rank Gross Theaters Total Gross Days
11/24/2000 20 $249,383 9 $324,456 5
12/1/2000 21 $207,337 9 $640,439 12
12/8/2000 22 $160,164 9 $890,654 19
12/15/2000 17 $442,182 61 $1,405,023 26
12/22/2000 22 $433,511 216 $2,055,744 33
12/29/2000 19 $825,044 216 $3,350,819 40
1/5/2001 20 $615,595 223 $4,284,664 47
1/12/2001 26 $472,207 177 $5,002,987 54
1/19/2001 28 $234,309 136 $5,359,129 61
1/26/2001 35 $132,561 94 $5,589,615 68
2/2/2001 42 $101,100 56 $5,754,301 75
2/9/2001 46 $61,362 36 $5,856,139 82
2/16/2001 31 $330,730 199 $6,217,308 89
2/23/2001 38 $173,859 156 $6,471,673 96
3/2/2001 46 $87,231 89 $6,631,285 103
3/9/2001 47 $68,885 70 $6,742,291 110
3/16/2001 53 $62,222 62 $6,839,584 117
3/23/2001 53 $55,360 54 $6,925,453 124
3/30/2001 52 $34,941 32 $6,989,278 131
4/6/2001 64 $18,037 27 $7,020,918 138
4/13/2001 70 $9,328 17 $7,038,480 145
4/20/2001 80 $9,761 20 $7,052,671 152
4/27/2001 100 $2,818 13 $7,060,876 159