The Devils

  • Drama
  • History
  • Horror
7/16/1971
114
R

Hell holds no surprises for them.

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

Director:
Ken Russell
Writer:
Ken Russell
Revenue:
$11,000,000
Budget:
$2,000,000
    • nun
    • chaos
    • christianity
    • inquisition
    • exploitation
    • satire
    • surrealism
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • sin
    • hysteria
    • priest
    • torture
    • roman catholic church
    • blasphemy
    • convent (nunnery)
    • nunsploitation
    • 17th century
    • grim
    • religious controversy
    • sexual perversion
    • absurd
    • banned film
    • bold

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    Cast

    • Vanessa Redgrave
      Sister Jeanne des Anges
    • Oliver Reed
      Father Urbain Grandier
    • Dudley Sutton
      Baron de Laubardemont
    • Max Adrian
      Ibert
    • Gemma Jones
      Madeleine de Brou
    • Murray Melvin
      Father-Canon Jean Mignon
    • Michael Gothard
      Father Pierre Barre
    • Georgina Hale
      Philippe Trincant
    • Brian Murphy
      Adam
    • Christopher Logue
      Cardinal Richelieu
    • Graham Armitage
      King Louis XIII
    • John Woodvine
      Louis Trincant
    • Andrew Faulds
      Rangier
    • Kenneth Colley
      Legrand
    • Judith Paris
      Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
    • Catherine Willmer
      Sister Catherine

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