The Devils

  • Drama
  • History
7/16/1971
114
R

Hell holds no surprises for them.

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.

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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