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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 Devils of Loudun
The Devils of Loudun is a 1952 non-fiction novel by Aldous...
- Urbain Grandier
Urbain Grandier (1590 – 18 August 1634) was a French...
- The Devils of Loudun
Jul 16, 1971 · A film by Ken Russell about the 17th-century French priest Father Grandier, who is accused of witchcraft by a corrupt Cardinal Richelieu and a sexually repressed nun. The film features graphic scenes of violence, sexuality and blasphemy, and was controversially cut and censored.
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- Ken Russell
- 1971-07-16
In 17th-century France, Father Grandier (Oliver Reed) is a priest whose unorthodox views on sex and religion influence a passionate following of nuns, including the sexually obsessed Sister Jeanne ...
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- Ken Russell
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- Oliver Reed
Dec 31, 2014 · Watch the uncut version of The Devils, a drama based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. Explore the film's production, censorship, and historical context with extras and reviews.
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May 3, 2013 · In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs with...
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Aug 3, 2021 · The Devils is a white-walled nightmare of a film with a horrifying wipe-clean aesthetic. Yet it was the theological, political and sexual content that landed Russell in hot water. The film's ...
Synopsis. In France of the 1630s, King Louis XIII, a debauched transvestite, makes a pact with Catholic Cardinal Richelieu to merge church and state, thus destroying the Protestant Huguenots and solidifying the power of both leaders. In the town of Loudon, meanwhile, the beloved governor dies of the plague, leaving the lusty head priest, Father ...