Writer and philosopher, the Marquis de Sade is a very controversial figure because of its texts, where erotism and pornography had an important place, along with cruelty, rape and murders. To such an extent that his name gave the root of the word "sadistic". Because of his work and his deviant behavior, he spent more than a third of his life in prison. But how did the heir of an ancient French noble family become this despicable yet legendary character ?

Texts: Abdelhakim Rezgui, Clément Lesaffre
Host: Danny Wallace
Production: Axelle Gobert, Clément Lesaffre
Production assistant: Aimie Faconnier
Recording: Théo Albaric
Mixing and editing: Adrien Le Blond, Jimmy Bardin
International coordination: Martin Stahl
Original music: David Spinelli
Pre-existing music: “The Marquis” from the Assassin's Creed Unity Dead Kings Original Game Soundtrack / Composed by Cris Velasco / Published by Ubisoft Music Publishing // “On Father’s Watch” from the Assassin's Creed Unity, Vol, 1 Original Game Soundtrack / Composed by Chris Tilton / Published by Ubisoft Music Publishing / “Ballroom Fight (Invention No.13 in D Minor)” from the Assassin's Creed Unity, Vol, 2 Original Game Soundtrack // Composed by Sarah Schachner / Published by Ubisoft Music Publishing / Courtesy of Ubisoft Music
Illustration: © Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Executive producers: Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy, Benoit Dunaigre
Ubisoft: Etienne Allonier, Aymar Azaizia, Etienne Bouvier, Leslie Capillon, Julien Fabre, Louis Raynaud, Justine Villeneuve

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