The Devils(1971)
Hell holds no surprises for them.
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.
Movie: The Devils
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Sister Jeanne des Anges
Father Urbain Grandier
Baron de Laubardemont
Ibert
Madeleine de Brou
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Father Pierre Barre
Philippe Trincant
Adam
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Director of The Devils 1971
Dudley Sutton on Ken Russell's The Devils at the Cinema Museum (2011)
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