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The Devils (1971) Movie Overview
The Devils is a 1971 British horror film directed by Ken Russell. It stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. It is based partially on the 1952 book The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley, and partially on the 1960 play The Devils by John Whiting, also based on Huxley’s book. Derek Jarman was responsible for the film’s production design. The film is a dramatised historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th century French priest executed for witchcraft. Note: This plot is for the non-censored version of the film. Some scenes described below are omitted from other versions. In 17th Century France, Cardinal Richelieu (Christopher Logue) is influencing Louis XIII (Graham Armitage) in an attempt to gain further power. He convinces Louis that the fortifications of cities throughout France should be demolished to prevent Protestants from uprising. Louis agrees, but forbids Richelieu from carrying out demolitions in the town of Loudun, having made a promise to its governor not to damage the town. Meanwhile, in Loudun, the Governor has died, leaving control of the city to Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed), a dissolute and proud but popular and well-regarded priest. He is hav… Source
- The Devils Movie Details
- Director: Ken Russell
- Tagline: Hell holds no surprises for them.
- Country: UK
- Run Time: 111 min | USA:103 min (cut version)
- Genre: Drama , History , Horror
- Cast Overview
Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed as Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton as Baron De Laubardemont- Max Adrian as Ibert
- Gemma Jones as Madeleine
- Murray Melvin as Mignon
The Devils Movie Review from New York Times
The Devils was the Ken Russell film version of the controversial play by John Whiting. The story, based on Aldous Huxley’s The Devils of Loudun, concerns controversial 17th century French priest Urbain Grandier, whose radical political and religious notions and profligate sex life earn him many enemies. When a group of nuns appears to have been “be… Source
The Devils Movie Details from Imdb
Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier – the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. So they seek to destroy him by setting him up as a warlock in control of a devil-possessed nunnery, the mother superior of… Source
The Devils (1971) from YouTube
