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Quills

2000·2h 4m·R
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
59,133 votes
Metascore
70
Metacritic

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

Quills is a 2000 drama biography movie directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Michael Caine, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 59,133 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Philip Kaufman
Stars
Michael Caine
Kate Winslet
Joaquin Phoenix
Geoffrey Rush
Creators
Doug Wright
Details
2000-12-15
124 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, Germany, United States
★ English, Latin
Keywords
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