The Devils (1971)
Overview
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.9377053571428571 |
Directed By
Ken Russell
Crew
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Alan Tomkins
Leslie Dilley
Tiny Nicholls
Ramon Gow
Terry Apsey
Ian Whittaker
Bryn Siddall
Tony Strong
Harry Benn
Aldous Huxley
Roy Baird
Ken Russell
Robert H. Solo
David Watkin
Michael Bradsell
Derek Jarman
Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
David Munrow
David Munrow
George Ball
Ronnie Taylor
Ann Skinner
John Whiting
Robert Cartwright
Shirley Russell
Charles E. Parker
Ramon Gow
Gordon K. McCallum
John Hayward
Brian Simmons
Robin Browne
Geoff Freeman
Colin Arthur
Ross Carver
Peter Brayham
Peter Diamond
Harry Fielder
Peter Ewens
Terry Gilbert
Rowland Fowles
Terry Rawlings
John Richardson
Tim Wake
John Swan
Stuart Baird
Graham Ford
Neville C. Thompson
Ted Morley
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
TOP CAST
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Ibert
Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy
Adam
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage
King Louis XIII
John Woodvine
Louis Trincant
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
Imogen Claire
Nun
Barbie Denham
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Courtier (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)
Selina Gilbert
Nun (uncredited)
Cheryl Grunwald
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Charles Price
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Rayford
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)
Tina Simmons
Nun (uncredited)
Doremy Vernon
Nun (uncredited)
Twiggy
Pageboy
Donald Campbell
Spectator (uncredited)
Justin de Villeneuve
Courtier (uncredited)
Fred Peck
Spectator (uncredited)
Tony Allen
Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)
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