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The Devils

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Original title

The Devils (Ken Russell's Film of The Devils)

Year

1971

Running time

103 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ken Russell

Screenwriter

Ken Russell, John Whiting. Novel: Aldous Huxley

Cast

Music

Peter Maxwell Davies

Cinematography

David Watkin

Producer

Russo Productions

Genre

Horror. Drama | 17th Century. Religion. Exorcism / Evil Possession. Based on a true story

Movie Groups

Aldous Huxley Adaptations

Synopsis

This is the disturbing story of a highly influential priest in the French city of Loudon. Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier - the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. So they seek to destroy him by setting him up as a warlock in control of a devil-possessed nunnery, the mother superior of which is sexually obsessed by him. A mad witch-hunter is brought in to gather evidence against the priest, ready for the big trial.

Rankings Position

#107 Best Horror Movies

Awards: 1971: Venice Film Festival: Best Foreign Film

1972: National Board of Review: Best Director

1971: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Direction.

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