The Devils

7.5
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Run time: 114 min
  • Premiere: 1971. July 16.

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.

Discover

Vanessa Redgrave

Sister Jeanne des Anges

Oliver Reed

Father Urbain Grandier

Dudley Sutton

Baron de Laubardemont

Gemma Jones

Madeleine de Brou

Murray Melvin

Father-Canon Jean Mignon

Michael Gothard

Father Pierre Barre

Georgina Hale

Philippe Trincant

Christopher Logue

Cardinal Richelieu

Graham Armitage

King Louis XIII

John Woodvine

Louis Trincant

Judith Paris

Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)

Catherine Willmer

Sister Catherine

Niké Arrighi

Nun (uncredited)

Pat Ashton

Gossiping Woman (uncredited)

Peter Avella

Citizen (uncredited)

Imogen Claire

Nun (uncredited)

Barbie Denham

Vestal Virgin (uncredited)

Hugh Elton

Courtier (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)

Selina Gilbert

Nun (uncredited)

Cheryl Grunwald

Vestal Virgin (uncredited)

Charles Price

Soldier (uncredited)

Charles Rayford

Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

Spectator (uncredited)

Tina Simmons

Nun (uncredited)

Doremy Vernon

Nun (uncredited)

Twiggy

Pageboy (uncredited)

Donald Campbell

Spectator (uncredited)

Justin de Villeneuve

Courtier (uncredited)

Fred Peck

Spectator (uncredited)

Tony Allen

Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)

Art

Ian Whittaker

Set Dresser

Alan Tomkins

Assistant Art Director

Leslie Dilley

Assistant Art Director

Terry Apsey

Construction Manager

Bryn Siddall

Property Buyer

Derek Jarman

Production Design

George Ball

Property Master

Robert Cartwright

Art Direction

Camera

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Ronnie Taylor

Camera Operator

Robin Browne

Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Ewens

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Tiny Nicholls

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ramon Gow

Hair Supervisor

Ramon Gow

Hairstylist

Shirley Russell

Costume Design

Charles E. Parker

Makeup Artist

Colin Arthur

Assistant Makeup Artist

Ross Carver

Assistant Hairdresser

Crew

Harry Benn

Production Controller

Tony Strong

Scenic Artist

Geoff Freeman

Unit Publicist

Tim Wake

Carpenter

John Richardson

Special Effects

Terry Gilbert

Choreographer

Directing

Ken Russell

Director

Ann Skinner

Continuity

Ted Morley

Assistant Director

Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

Stuart Baird

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John Swan

Electrician

Production

Ken Russell

Producer

Robert H. Solo

Producer

Roy Baird

Associate Producer

Graham Ford

Unit Manager

Neville C. Thompson

Production Manager

Sound

Peter Maxwell Davies

Original Music Composer

David Munrow

Music Arranger

David Munrow

Music Director

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Mixer

John Hayward

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brian Simmons

Sound Mixer

Terry Rawlings

Sound Editor

Rowland Fowles

Boom Operator

Writing

Ken Russell

Screenplay

John Whiting

Theatre Play

Art

Ian Whittaker

Set Dresser

Alan Tomkins

Assistant Art Director

Leslie Dilley

Assistant Art Director

Terry Apsey

Construction Manager

Bryn Siddall

Property Buyer

Derek Jarman

Production Design

George Ball

Property Master

Robert Cartwright

Art Direction

Camera

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Ronnie Taylor

Camera Operator

Robin Browne

Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Ewens

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Tiny Nicholls

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ramon Gow

Hair Supervisor

Ramon Gow

Hairstylist

Shirley Russell

Costume Design

Charles E. Parker

Makeup Artist

Colin Arthur

Assistant Makeup Artist

Ross Carver

Assistant Hairdresser

Crew

Harry Benn

Production Controller

Tony Strong

Scenic Artist

Geoff Freeman

Unit Publicist

Tim Wake

Carpenter

John Richardson

Special Effects

Terry Gilbert

Choreographer

Directing

Ken Russell

Director

Ann Skinner

Continuity

Ted Morley

Assistant Director

Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

Stuart Baird

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John Swan

Electrician

Production

Ken Russell

Producer

Robert H. Solo

Producer

Roy Baird

Associate Producer

Graham Ford

Unit Manager

Neville C. Thompson

Production Manager

Sound

Peter Maxwell Davies

Original Music Composer

David Munrow

Music Arranger

David Munrow

Music Director

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Mixer

John Hayward

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brian Simmons

Sound Mixer

Terry Rawlings

Sound Editor

Rowland Fowles

Boom Operator

Writing

Ken Russell

Screenplay

John Whiting

Theatre Play