The Devils

Based On the book by Aldous Huxley

The Devils is a 1971 British 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, France, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations. 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.

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Release date:

1971

Director:

Ken Russell

Cast:

Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Jones, Michael Gothard, Murray Melvin

Genre:

Drama, Biographical, Satanic

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1971 in adaptations