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The Devils (1971)

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Average Rating: 7.9/10
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Release Date: Jul 16, 1971 Wide

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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

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

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Directed By: Ken Russell

In Theaters: Jul 16, 1971 Wide

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed
Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Ibert
Gemma Jones
Madeleine
Murray Melvin
Mignon
Graham Armitage
Louis XIII
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
Michael Gothard
Father Barre
Georgina Hale
Philippe
Brian Murphy
Adam
Judith Paris
Sister Judith
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
John Woodvine
Trincant
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
Doremy Vernon
Nun

Critic Reviews for The Devils

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1)

Never letting up its energy, 'The Devils' is eye-ride.

August 3, 2010 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Ken Russell at his excessively visual best and dramatic worst.

December 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Twisted genius.

October 7, 2005 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Quite frankly one of the greatest films ever made. Period. No qualifiers are necessary.

January 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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One of my all time favorite movies, sadly missing a proper DVD release with the full uncut version to this day. Seems the movie keeps hitting nerves after 40 years. Oliver Reed gives the performance of a lifetime.

October 11, 2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

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Here's a film that deserves a far more detailed write-up than I am going to give it. Easily the best film I saw last year. Stellar performances keep your eyes positively glued to the screen. Wild, fiery subject matter for those willing to open themselves up to it. Well worth seeking out the original cut of the

October 8, 2007

Steve K

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