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 | 1.25 |
Directed By
Ken Russell
Crew
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Ian Whittaker
Leslie Dilley
Harry Benn
Bryn Siddall
Alan Tomkins
Tiny Nicholls
Terry Apsey
Tony Strong
Ramon Gow
Michael Bradsell
David Watkin
Derek Jarman
Aldous Huxley
Roy Baird
Robert H. Solo
Ken Russell
Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
George Ball
David Munrow
David Munrow
Ronnie Taylor
John Whiting
Ann Skinner
John Hayward
Charles E. Parker
Shirley Russell
Ramon Gow
Robert Cartwright
Gordon K. McCallum
Brian Simmons
Geoff Freeman
Robin Browne
Terry Rawlings
Colin Arthur
Rowland Fowles
Peter Diamond
Peter Ewens
Terry Gilbert
Harry Fielder
Peter Brayham
John Richardson
John Swan
Ross Carver
Tim Wake
Stuart Baird
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
Graham Ford
Ted Morley
Neville C. Thompson
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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