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The Devils

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The Devils
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1hr 49min
Release:
1971
Director:
Ken Russell
Starring:
Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton  ...more
Synopsis: The Devils was the Ken Russell film version of the controversial play by John Whiting. The story, based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun, concerns controversial 17th century French priest Urbain Grandier, whose radical political and religious notions and profligate sex life earn him many enemies. When a group of nuns appears to have been "bewitched" by Grandier, his rivals feed on the resulting mass hysteria, using this incident as an excuse to have the priest arrested. Refusing to confess ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Considered by many to be Ken Russell's best film (and by others to be simply unwatchable), The Devils is an undeniably powerful and unforgettable cinematic experience. Rarely has so much anger and outrage been poured into a film (or directed at a film by its detractors) -- and rarely has a film offered so much to surely offend and shock so many. Russell, of course, is the king of excess, and so it's ... Full Review
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Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed
Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Ibert
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