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.
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Camera | Rogier Stoffers | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Doug Wright | Screenplay |
| Production | Julia Chasman | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline West | Costume Design |
| Art | Jill Quertier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Martin Childs | Production Design |
| Art | Mark Raggett | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Priscilla John | Casting |
| Production | Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Art | Steven Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Production | Peter Kaufman | Producer |
| Production | Nick Wechsler | Producer |
| Production | Sandra Schulberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rudolf G. Wiesmeier | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Sarah Franzl | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Jazzer Jeyes | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Bradford | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tracey Eddon | Stunts |
| Directing | Deborah Saban | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Midgley | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Des McAnuff | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Huffam | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Olivia Lloyd | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mari Roberts | Third Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Kevin Edland | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Rachel Neale | Location Manager |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Axinn | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Sophie Dasic | Post Production Accountant |
| Crew | Charles Vaughan | Floor Runner |
| Directing | Richard Styles | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Verbeck | Foley Editor |
| Sound | June Prinz | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Mattocks | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Lee | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Brian Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Sam Barnes | Clapper Loader |
| Lighting | John Turner | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Conor O'Sullivan | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Tim Field | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Michael Redding | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Frances Bennett | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Katy Harvey | Art Department Assistant |
| Directing | Toby Hefferman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Robert Brock | Electrician |
| Sound | Sue Fox | ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Gary Hutchings | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Richard Lyon | Construction Buyer |
| Art | Stephen Eels | Standby Carpenter |
| Production | Elaine Burt | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Gavin Fitch | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Jasper Fforde | Focus Puller |
| Crew | Nicholas Du Boulay | Floor Runner |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzi Turnbull | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | John Van Der Pool | Special Effects Technician |
| Lighting | Ian Rolfe | Standby Rigger |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Production | Emily Lascelles | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Matthew Penry-Davey | Third Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Tony Burns | Electrician |
| Lighting | Dean Wilkinson | Electrician |
| Art | Ray Campbell | Standby Painter |
| Art | John Blakeley | Sculptor |
| Sound | Frank E. Eulner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Ronnie Phillips | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeremy Woodhead | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Susan d'Arcy | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Martin Asbury | Storyboard Artist |
| Lighting | Alan Grosch | Genetator Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael O'Connor | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Brookman | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Neil Finnighan | Stunts |
| Art | Alastair Bullock | Draughtsman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuala Conway | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Louis Elman | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Gary Birmingham | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Jessie Hepple | Art Department Assistant |
| Camera | Sophie Wilson | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | John Ward | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Vic Armstrong | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Mark Haddenham | Special Effects Technician |
| Editing | Liz Roe | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Matthew Gray | Draughtsman |
| Crew | Doug Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Vince McGahon | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Barry Wilkinson | Property Master |
| Crew | Stuart Brisdon | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Patricia Johnson | Draughtsman |
