Oliver Reed
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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...
Synopsis. In 17th Century France, Cardinal Richelieu (Christopher Logue) is influencing King Louis XIII (Graham Armitage) in an attempt to gain further power. He convinces Louis that the fortifications of cities throughout France should be demolished to prevent Protestants from uprising.
Mar 16, 2012 · The Devils. DVD edition reviewed by Chris Galloway. March 16 2012. BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare. Synopsis. In seventeenth-century France, a promiscuous and divisive local priest, Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed), uses his powers to protect the city of Loudun from destruction at the hands of the establishment.
May 26, 2023 · The Devils is the most iconoclastic film ever released by a major Hollywood studio. Director Ken Russell’s urgent masterpiece is overwhelmingly sublime, confronting standards of representation with its many disorienting contrasts: the sacred and profane, the spiritual and material, the sexual and repressed, the beautiful and abject.
Film Details. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An account of the apparent demoniacal possession of the 17th-century nuns of Louden, climaxing in the burning of their priest as a sorcerer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Ken Russell. Director. Vanessa Redgrave. Sister Jeanne. Oliver Reed. Father [Urbain] Grandier. Dudley Sutton. Baron de Laubardemont.
The Devils is a 1971 historical drama horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed.
616 IMDb 7.7 1 h 48 min 1971. R. Horror · Drama · Dark · Gritty. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Ken Russell’s twisted classic about a nun who accuses a priest of using witchcraft is one of the most controversial horror films of all time.
