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7.4A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Released: 1971-07-16112 minDir: Ken RussellDrama, History, HorrorBudget: $2.0MBox office: $11.0M
Cast
- Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne des Anges
- Oliver Reed as Father Urbain Grandier
- Dudley Sutton as Baron de Laubardemont
- Max Adrian as Ibert
- Gemma Jones as Madeleine de Brou
- Murray Melvin as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nun
- chaos
- inquisition
- exploitation
- satire
- surrealism
- biography
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Devils of Loudun
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Screenwriter
- Ken Russell
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Producer
- Ken Russell
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Narrative location
- France
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 805989
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- publication date
- 1977-10-13
- title
- The Devils
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- production designer
- Derek Jarman
- costume designer
- Shirley Ann Russell
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 49/100
- characters
- Louis XIII of France
- box office
- 2000000
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Article · Deutsch
Die Teufel ist ein britisches Filmdrama des Regisseurs Ken Russell aus dem Jahre 1971, das auch zum Subgenre des Nunsploitationfilms gezählt wird. Das Drehbuch basiert auf dem Roman Die Teufel von Loudun von Aldous Huxley, sowie dessen Bühnenadaption von John Whiting, die eine wahre Begebenheit aus dem Jahre 1633 wiedergeben. In Deutschland kam er am 17. September 1971 in die Kinos.
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