The Devils
“Hell will hold no surprises for them...”
1971•R•1h 52m•7.4•Released
DramaHistoryHorror
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.
Director
Ken Russell
Writer
Ken Russell
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$11M
Languages
English, Latin
Studio
Russo Productions
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)
Production
Company
Russo Productions
Producer
Ken Russell
Producer
Robert H. Solo
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