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The Devils
“Hell will hold no surprises for them...”
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.
Directed by Ken Russell
74
User score
444 votes
Status
Released
Released
July 16, 1971
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
English, Latin
Budget → Revenue
$2M → $11M
Top 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)
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
