The Devils

Film • 1971 • Drama, History, Horror

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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Cast & Crew

Ken RussellDirector & Screenplay
Aldous HuxleyNovel
John WhitingTheatre Play
Vanessa RedgraveSister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver ReedFather Urbain Grandier
Dudley SuttonBaron de Laubardemont
Max AdrianIbert
Gemma JonesMadeleine de Brou
Murray MelvinFather-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael GothardFather Pierre Barre
Georgina HalePhilippe Trincant
Brian MurphyAdam
Christopher LogueCardinal Richelieu
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Details

Status	Released
Release	July 16, 1971
Origins	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Genres	Drama History Horror
Tags	1630s 17th century based on novel or book based on play or musical based on true story biography blasphemy bold chaos convent (nunnery) dark comedy exploitation grim historical epic hysteria inquisition nun nunsploitation period drama period horror psychological drama psychological horror religious controversy satire sexual obsession sexual perversion sin surrealism torture

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Reviews	The Devils Empire • empireonline.com Cinema: Madhouse Notes TIME.com • content.time.com The Devils Variety Staff • variety.com Philip French's classic DVD: The Devils the Guardian • theguardian.com ‘The Devils’ Is Just As Blasphemous, Bawdy, and Relevant Today As It Was When It Was Banned In 1971 Jude Dry • indiewire.com

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