Ken Russell's The Devils

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An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption -- and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned -- and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

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Jessica Kiang

Los Angeles Times

4 days ago

Just as Grandier’s ultimate sacrifice is only made meaningful by his history of repeated, lascivious indulgence in the fleshier sins, so can “The Devils” be an unapologetically maximalist exhibition of carnal depravity that is also quite profoundly moral.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

4 days ago

More than anything, The Devils looks like a science-fiction movie, giving it an unnervingly timeless quality.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

5 days ago

4/5

Russell’s reduction of the crowd to a jeering mass, repeating whatever was said last and cavorting to their own destruction, seems disturbingly prescient, but maybe that’s because that’s the way it’s always been.

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Rebecca Sayce

metro.co.uk

1 day ago

5/5

As painfully relevant today as it was in 1971, Ken Russell’s The Devils is finally being released as the iconic director always intended and remains a must-see piece of cinematic brilliance.

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Lisa Laman

Land of the Nerds

3 days ago

We still need works like this taking powerful institutions to the woodchipper, speaking out on the dangers of nationalist movements, and demonstrating the wonders of hand-crafted filmmaking.

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Dom Fisher

Geek Vibes Nation

3 days ago

9/10

The Devils is an intense, staggering, revelatory critique of power that resonates in any era

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43 min ago

this was a complex film that I enjoyed. the parallels to current society are very interesting. the extreme religious persecution and political manipulation permiates this movie

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Weston

1 hr ago

After the movie finished, I felt as though I’d just seen a masterpiece of a work of art!

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Erick

2 hrs ago

What an absolute trip! Ken Russell, Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave. What else do you need to know? Leave your expectations at the door and strap in for 2 hours of extreme film making of the highest order.

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BCCB

8 hrs ago

Amazing restoration a must see

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Max T

12 hrs ago

A bit all over the place, but disturbingly wicked psychological-horror film to be honest!

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Max

15 hrs ago

The pinnacle of cinematic spectacle, an unashamedly wild ride of crime and punishment.

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An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption -- and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned -- and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

Director: Ken Russell
Producer: Ken Russell, Robert H. Solo
Screenwriter: Ken Russell
Distributor: Warner Bros. Clockwork
Production Co: Russo Productions
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2026, Limited

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