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The Devils is a 1971 historical drama horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. 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.

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1971 · 1h 52m · Drama · History · Horror

TMDB 7.4/10 (444 votes)

In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.

Directed by Ken Russell

Box office $11M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Ken RussellDirector

Vanessa Redgraveas Sister Jeanne des Anges

Oliver Reedas Father Urbain Grandier

Dudley Suttonas Baron de Laubardemont

Max Adrianas Ibert

Gemma Jonesas Madeleine de Brou

Murray Melvinas Father-Canon Jean Mignon

Michael Gothardas Father Pierre Barre

Georgina Haleas Philippe Trincant

Brian Murphyas Adam CChristopher Logueas Cardinal Richelieu GGraham Armitageas King Louis XIII

John Woodvineas Louis Trincant

Andrew Fauldsas Rangier

Kenneth Colleyas Legrand