The Devils
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In 1634 France, a charismatic priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun's witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials eagerly exploit.
Why watch: Banned in multiple countries, it won Best Foreign Film at Venice.
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver Reed as Father Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton as Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian as Ibert
Gemma Jones as Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard as Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale as Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy as Adam
Christopher Logue as Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage as King Louis XIII
John Woodvine as Louis Trincant
Andrew Faulds as Rangier
Kenneth Colley as Legrand
Judith Paris as Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
Crew
Ken Russell — Director
Ken Russell — Screenplay
Aldous Huxley — Novel
Robert H. Solo — Producer
Ken Russell — Producer
David Watkin — Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell — Editor
Derek Jarman — Production Design
Robert Cartwright — Art Direction
Shirley Russell — Costume Design
Peter Maxwell Davies — Original Music Composer
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