The Devils
1971
Hell will hold no surprises for them...
Directed by Ken Russell
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Intensity
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
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- Director
- Ken Russell
- Written by
- Aldous Huxley, Ken Russell
- Produced by
- Ken Russell, Robert H. Solo
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Editor
- Michael Bradsell
- Studio
- Russo Productions
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Ken Russell's Film of The Devils
- TMDB
- 7.4/10 (450 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 71% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 49/100
- IMDb
- 7.7/10 (20,098 votes)
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
Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — OCCULT Pt 9: The Devils (1971) & An interview with the BBFC
Appears in
House of Psychotic Women
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Occult - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Religious Transcendence
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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