De Sade (film) felt he was owed for his work on the film, contributing to him leaving the company. In real life, Sade was meant to be baptized with the name Donatien-Aldonse-Louis; neither of his parents were present at the ceremony, and the name Donatien-Alphonse-Francois was given to him in error. In his life, he used a number of pseudonyms and variations on his true name. During the French Revolution, he called himself simply "Louis Sade." "De Sade" received negative reviews, currently holding a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A record album of the soundtrack music by Billy Strange was released in 1969
Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont American colonies on 4 July 1776, emissaries were dispatched to France by the new United States revolutionary government to seek assistance from the French king. Although anxious to see Great Britain weakened, Louis XVI had to walk a political tightrope. He understood that support for the rebellion in America was a contradiction of France's global colonization policies and could spark a revolt in any number of France's own colonies. As such, the American delegation could not be officially recognized at the French Court. Sympathetic to the American cause for independence, Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont used his powerful position