The Devils
The Devils is a 1971 historical drama horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. A dramatised historical account of the fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft after the possessions in Loudun, France, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations.
Plot
Note: This plot summary refers to the uncut version of the film. Some scenes in the description are omitted from other versions.
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| author | Ken Russell |
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| contentLocation | France |
| director | Ken Russell |
| editor | Michael Bradsell |
| events | capital punishment |
| genre | drama historical horror |
| keywords | abbess angela merici arrest burn burning at the stake cardinal richelieu claim confessor crucifix deprave devil enema exorcism femur force fornication fornicator hang herself high altar jeanne des anges loudun louis xiii mass psychogenic illness nouvelle-aquitaine obsess protestant relic religious frenzy sacrilege sacrilegious show trial sister jeanne des anges suicide by hanging the king urbain grandier ursuline ursulines |
| musicBy | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| producer | Ken Russell Robert H. Solo |
| productionCompany | Russo Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |