The Devils (1971)
Drama|History|Horror
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 which is sexually obsessed by him. A mad witch-hunter is brought in to gather evidence against the priest, ready for the big trial.
Director:Ken Russell
Writers:Aldous Huxley (novel)
Ken Russell (writer)
Genre:Drama | History | Horror
Tagline:Hell holds no surprises for them.
Plot:Ken Russell’s disturbing account of the Spanish Inquisition, focusing on an outspoken priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th-century France.
Plot Keywords:Priest | Warlock | France | Cardinal Richelieu | Torture
Awards:2 wins more
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Cast
Vanessa Redgrave … Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed … Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton … Baron De Laubardemont
Max Adrian … Ibert
Gemma Jones … Madeleine
Murray Melvin … Mignon
Michael Gothard … Father Barre
Georgina Hale … Philippe
Brian Murphy … Adam
Christopher Logue … Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage … Louis XIII
John Woodvine … Trincant
Andrew Faulds … Rangier
Kenneth Colley … Legrand
Judith Paris … Sister Judith
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