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created on: 1/06/2026
by: Lo55o (14477)
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Displayed (non textual) :
Person : Vanessa Redgrave
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Displayed (written) info :
VANESSA REDGRAVE OLIVER REED
The Devils
A FILM BY KEN RUSSELL
Movie Genre :
Drama
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Horror
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Psychological Drama
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Movie Type :
Film
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Color & sound :
Color
Originally released :
1971
Language - Spoken :
English
Rating :
MPAA (US) R – Restricted
Running time :
111
Movie credits (on artwork) :
Actor : Oliver Reed
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Based On The Play By : John Whiting
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Directed By : Ken Russell
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Novel By (Based On) : Aldous Huxley
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Producer : Ken Russell
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Producer : Robert H. Solo
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Presented By : Warner Bros.
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End credits (not on artwork) :
Compositor : Peter Maxwell Davies
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Costume Design By : Shirley Russell
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Director Of Photography : David Watkin
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Film Editing By : Michael Bradsell
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Production Design By : Derek Jarman
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Description (by producer & GT in English only) :
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
Notes :
The Devils is a 1971 historical psychological horror-drama 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, Fra
nce, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations.

A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, The Devils is in part adapted from the 1952 non-fiction book The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley, as well as John Whiting's subsequent 1960 play The Devils. United Artists initially pitched the idea to Russell but bowed out after reading his finished screenplay, as they felt it was too controversial in nature. Warner Bros. agreed to produce and distribute, and filming largely took place at Pinewood Studios in late 1970.

The film's graphic portrayal of violent and sexual content, often combined with religion, ignited harsh reaction from censors, and it originally received an X rating in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It was banned in several countries, and heavily edited for exhibition in others. Although critics largely dismissed The Devils for its explicit content, it won awards for Best Director at the 33rd Venice International Film Festival, as well as from the U.S. National Board of Review. Although a director's cut of the film was given its first theatrical release in the UK in 2002, it has not been made officially available on home media, and releases of edited versions on DVD and streaming services remain scant. A 4K restoration of the director's cut debuted at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, with a theatrical re-release through the Warner Bros. Clockwork label to follow.

Film scholarship primarily focuses on themes of sexual repression and political corruption. The Devils has been recognized as one of the most controversial films of all time by numerous publications and critics, and remained banned in Finland until 2001.
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Submitted by : Lo55o (14477)
on : 01/06/2026
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Last updated on: 01/06/2026