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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 ...
- 16 July 1971 (U.S.)
- Robert H. Solo, Ken Russell
Jul 16, 1971 · A film by Ken Russell about Father Grandier, a priest who defies Cardinal Richelieu and is accused of witchcraft by a nun. The film depicts the 17th-century French society, the plague, the nuns' hysteria and the trial of Grandier.
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- Ken Russell
- X
- Biography, Drama, History
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
- R
- Oliver Reed
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- 1971
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- Ken Russell
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A historical horror film based on a play and a novel about the demonic possession of nuns and the persecution of a priest in 17th-century France. Directed by Ken Russell, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed and Dudley Sutton.
- Ken Russell, Ted Morley
- Vanessa Redgrave
A historical drama based on the true story of Father Urbain Grandier, a priest accused of witchcraft and executed by Cardinal Richelieu in 17th-century France. The film depicts the corrupt and brutal power struggle between Richelieu and Grandier, and the hysteria and violence of the nuns possessed by the devil.