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The Devils

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Original title
The Devils (Ken Russell's Film of The Devils)
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Running time
103 min.
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United Kingdom United Kingdom
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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.
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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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The Devils
1971
Ken Russell
6.8
(1,773)
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