The Devils
1971 · Movie · 1h 52m · R
DramaHistoryHorror
"Hell will hold no surprises for them..."
Overview
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
49/100
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Ken RussellScreenplay
- Peter Maxwell DaviesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
- Graham ArmitageKing Louis XIII
- John WoodvineLouis Trincant
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Themes
based on novel or booknunchaosinquisitionexploitationsatiresurrealismbiographybased on true storybased on play or musicalsinhysteria