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The Devils · LeviOsa

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Hell will hold no surprises for them...

DramaHistoryHorror1h 52m

🍅56%

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56%

Tomatometer

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88%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.

Trailers

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Official Restoration Trailer

Mark Kermode on Ken Russell's The Devils

Mark Kermode on Ken Russell's The Devils

Official Vertical Restoration Trailer

Official Vertical Restoration Trailer

Official Teaser - Pray For Us All

Official Teaser - Pray For Us All

William Friedkin on The Devils

William Friedkin on The Devils

Frustrated Nuns of Ken Russell's The Devils 1971 with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed

Frustrated Nuns of Ken Russell's The Devils 1971 with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed

Details

DirectorKen Russell

ReleasedJul 16, 1971

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$2M

Revenue

$22.8M

Parental guideRUS

Studio

Russo Productions

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Sister Jeanne des Anges

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Father Urbain Grandier

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Baron de Laubardemont

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

Ibert

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Madeleine de Brou

Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Father-Canon Jean Mignon

Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard

Father Pierre Barre

Georgina Hale

Georgina Hale

Philippe Trincant

Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy

Adam

Christopher Logue

Cardinal Richelieu

Graham Armitage

King Louis XIII

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Louis Trincant

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

3 fresh · 4 rotten

Critics consensus

“Grimly stylish, Ken Russell's baroque opus is both provocative and persuasive in its contention that the greatest blasphemy is the leveraging of faith for power.”

56% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Penelope Houston

RTThe Times (UK)Aug 24, 2026

Denying his characters so much, Russell denies himself nothing.

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Julian Norridge

RTLondon Evening StandardAug 24, 2026

The obscenity and torture are so overdone that they will either drive you from the cinema or reduce you to a state of numbness.

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Jeff Millar

RTHouston ChronicleAug 24, 2026

At times I found myself surrendering to Russell's excess and getting some sort of vertiginous cheap-thrill reaction to the carryings-on. Russell does know what he's doing and how to get what he wants.

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Tom Cassidy

RTCommon Sense MediaSep 10, 2026

The Devils is a dizzying, equally gorgeous and grotesque movie that infuriates as it spotlights the systematic cruelty of corrupt power.

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Information

Title

The Devils

Released

Jul 16, 1971

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Status

Released

Studio

Russo Productions

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