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The Devils (1971)

Hell holds no surprises for them.

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 54M

Director : Ken Russell
Writer : Ken Russell

Synopsis

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 a sexually repressed nun.

Actors

Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges
Dudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Max Adrian
Ibert
Gemma Jones
Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin
Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard
Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale
Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy
Adam
Christopher Logue
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage
Graham Armitage
Louis XIII
John Woodvine
John Woodvine
Louis Trincant
Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
Judith Paris
Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
Catherine Willmer
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
Iza Teller
Iza Teller
Sister Iza
Tony Allen
Tony Allen
Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)
Niké Arrighi
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
Pat Ashton
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
Imogen Claire
Imogen Claire
Nun (uncredited)
Barbie Denham
Barbie Denham
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Hugh Elton
Courtier (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Harry Fielder
Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)
Selina Gilbert
Selina Gilbert
Nun (uncredited)
Cheryl Grunwald
Cheryl Grunwald
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Charles Price
Charles Price
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Rayford
Charles Rayford
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Jack Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)
Doremy Vernon
Doremy Vernon
Nun (uncredited)

Crews

Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Director
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Screenplay
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Novel
Roy Baird
Roy Baird
Associate Producer
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Producer
Robert H. Solo
Robert H. Solo
Producer
Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
Music
David Watkin
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Production Design
John Whiting
John Whiting
Writer
Robert Cartwright
Robert Cartwright
Art Direction
Shirley Russell
Shirley Russell
Costume Design
Charles E. Parker
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist
Ramon Gow
Ramon Gow
Hairstylist
Gordon K. McCallum
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Mixer
John Hayward
John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stuart Baird
Stuart Baird
Assistant Editor
Graham Ford
Graham Ford
Unit Manager
Neville C. Thompson
Neville C. Thompson
Production Manager
Ted Morley
Ted Morley
Assistant Director
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
Second Second Assistant Director
Alan Tomkins
Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director
Leslie Dilley
Leslie Dilley
Assistant Art Director
Brian Simmons
Brian Simmons
Sound Mixer
Tiny Nicholls
Tiny Nicholls
Wardrobe Supervisor
David Munrow
David Munrow
Additional Music
Ramon Gow
Ramon Gow
Hair Supervisor
Terry Apsey
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Ian Whittaker
Ian Whittaker
Set Dresser
Bryn Siddall
Bryn Siddall
Property Buyer
Tony Strong
Tony Strong
Scenic Artist
Harry Benn
Harry Benn
Production Controller

Trailers and other movies

The Devils (1971) - trailer
The Devils (1971): Grandier Versus Richelieu
Frustrated Nuns of Ken Russell's The Devils 1971 with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed
THE DEVILS // TORTURE CHAMBER
The Devils (Ken Russell) - Soap&Skin
The Devils (1971) - Remain Nameless
Kermode Uncut: What To Do About The Devils
Oliver Reed discusses The Devils
Ken Russell's The Devils (1971) - Intro sequence
Still Dangerous – The Films of Ken Russell
The Devils (1971) - Seven Devils
Ernest Dickerson on THE DEVILS
The Devils (Ken Russell's Film of The Devils). (Trailer 1971).
The Devils (1971): Richelieu Examines Grandier's Background
The Devils (1971) - Execution of Grandier [HD]
The Devils (1971) ─ Grandier's Bone (Deleted Scene)
Guillermo Del Toro on The Devils
Director of The Devils 1971
Aldous Huxley - On the devils of Loudon and historical philosophical writting
The Devils 1971 trailer in 4k by ShudderHorrorFans
The Devils - On Set Footage - 1971
Dudley Sutton on Ken Russell's The Devils at the Cinema Museum (2011)
Ken Russell on The Devils (1 of 3)
Hell on Earth   The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils 2004

Posters and backgrounds

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