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The Devils

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 a sexually-repressed nun.

Director

Ken Russell

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

$1,133,022

Production

Russo Productions

Awards

4 wins

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Sister Jeanne

Vanessa Redgrave

Urbain Grandier

Baron De Laubardemont

Ibert

Madeleine

Mignon

Father Barre

Michael Gothard

Philippe

Adam

Cardinal Richelieu

Christopher Logue

Louis XIII

Graham Armitage

Trincant

Rangier

Legrand

Sister Judith

Sister Catherine

Catherine Willmer

Sister Iza

Izabella Telezynska

Spectator

Clerk of Court

Nun

Gossiping woman

Citizen

Nun

Vestal Virgin

Courtier

Soldier

Nun

Vestal Virgin

Cheryl Grunwald

Soldier

Spectator

Charles Rayford

Spectator

Nun

Nun

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Louis Xiii Sister Jeanne Baron De Laubardemont Madeleine Cardinal Richelieu Trincant Ibert Spectators Philippe

I did pale beside the radiance
of His Majesty. - The Devils

I did pale beside the radiance of His Majesty.

I didn't know she was interested
in religion. - The Devils

I didn't know she was interested in religion.

What divine benevolence. - The Devils

What divine benevolence.

Encore! Encore! Encore! - The Devils

Encore! Encore! Encore!

And may the Protestant be driven
from the land. - The Devils

And may the Protestant be driven from the land.

- Oh, hurry up, it's my turn now!
- It's not! I haven't seen anything yet. - The Devils

- Oh, hurry up, it's my turn now! - It's not! I ha...

Satan is ever ready to seduce us with sensual delights - The Devils

Satan is ever ready to seduce us with sensual delights

Every Tuesday afternoon, an hour in bed - The Devils

Every Tuesday afternoon, an hour in bed

Don't look at me! Don't look at me!
Don't look at me! - The Devils

Don't look at me! Don't look at me! Don't loo...

I'm beautiful! I'm beautiful! - The Devils

I'm beautiful! I'm beautiful!

Let me find a way to you - The Devils

Let me find a way to you

Take away my hump. - The Devils

Take away my hump.

Translate as you go, line by line. - The Devils

Translate as you go, line by line.

Your father sends you here for instruction in Latin - The Devils

Your father sends you here for instruction in Latin

I'm pregnant - The Devils

Why are you crying? - The Devils

Why are you crying?

Hold my hand - The Devils

- Up your end.
- He's leaking. - The Devils

- Up your end. - He's leaking.

What fresh lunacy is this - The Devils

What fresh lunacy is this

Turn your face towards God, my daughter.
Be glad. Be glad. - The Devils

Turn your face towards God, my daughter. Be glad. Be glad.

Bring out your dead! - The Devils

Bring out your dead!

So you have one sin, at least.
The sin of pride. - The Devils

So you have one sin, at least. The sin of pride.

Most religions believe that by crying - The Devils

Most religions believe that by crying

What about yours What about your sins - The Devils

What about yours What about your sins

Go to my house. - The Devils

Go to my house.

I am a simple person I see the world as I have been taught - The Devils

I am a simple person I see the world as I have been taught

I've hurt you. - The Devils

Oh, God, help me. - The Devils

Oh, God, help me.

And He suffered all this for love. - The Devils

And He suffered all this for love.

Forgive us our sins!
Forgive us our sins! - The Devils

Forgive us our sins! Forgive us our sins!

St Paul says that he who marries does a good thing - The Devils

St Paul says that he who marries does a good thing

Who is responsible? - The Devils

Who is responsible?

Work will cease from this moment,
pending the arrival of the proclamation. - The Devils

Work will cease from this moment, pending the arrival of the...

Bye bye blackbird - The Devils

Bye bye blackbird

Another Protestant bird
for your bag, Richelieu. - The Devils

Another Protestant bird for your bag, Richelieu.

With this ring, I thee wed. - The Devils

With this ring, I thee wed.

We should step out into the sunlight. - The Devils

We should step out into the sunlight.

Give me three lines of a man's handwriting and I will hang him - The Devils

Give me three lines of a man's handwriting and I will...

Sister Agnes,
please stop this shameful mockery! - The Devils

Sister Agnes, please stop this shameful mockery!

Whore strumpet hypocrite - The Devils

Whore strumpet hypocrite

If only he'd seen me first. - The Devils

If only he'd seen me first.

Where is Father Grandier? - The Devils

Where is Father Grandier?

And what form does this incubus take - The Devils

And what form does this incubus take

Did you sleep well - The Devils

Did you sleep well

Good morning, Sister.
My name is Father Barre. - The Devils

Good morning, Sister. My name is Father Barre.

My dear sister in Christ - The Devils

My dear sister in Christ

A most original conception - The Devils

A most original conception

What? - The Devils

And then my love and I,
in a naked embrace - The Devils

And then my love and I, in a naked embrace

Are you ready, Ibert? - The Devils

Are you ready, Ibert?

- Hold her steady!
- No, Father! No, Father! - The Devils

- Hold her steady! - No, Father! No, Father!

Who is responsible
for this evil possession, - The Devils

Who is responsible for this evil possession,

Don't go tomorrow. - The Devils

Don't go tomorrow.

Anything found in the desert of a frustrated life can bring hope - The Devils

Anything found in the desert of a frustrated life can bring...

Sin can be caught as easily as the plague - The Devils

Sin can be caught as easily as the plague

Tell me, tell me. - The Devils

Tell me, tell me.

That slimy substance could only be semen - The Devils

That slimy substance could only be semen

Reverend father - The Devils

Reverend father

Rouse yourself. - The Devils

Rouse yourself.

Reverend Father, I notice that
you don't speak to these creatures - The Devils

Reverend Father, I notice that you don't speak to these...

Listen, filth, I'm going to speak
a name to you. Grandier! - The Devils

Listen, filth, I'm going to speak a name to you. Grandi...

It would put them to flight - The Devils

It would put them to flight

Father, may I try this? - The Devils

Father, may I try this?

Tell me, Father, what effect would
the close proximity of this relic have - The Devils

Tell me, Father, what effect would the close proximity of th...

- I'm free.
- You are most welcome, my child. - The Devils

- I'm free. - You are most welcome, my child.

Save yourself, my daughter, save us all! - The Devils

Save yourself, my daughter, save us all!

Call me vain and proud - The Devils

Call me vain and proud

Forgive her! - The Devils

No blood where the tongue was pricked. - The Devils

No blood where the tongue was pricked.

Did you sleep well? - The Devils

Did you sleep well?

How is Madeleine? - The Devils

How is Madeleine?

I dread pain. - The Devils

Why don't you offer up your pain to God? - The Devils

Why don't you offer up your pain to God?

I will try, Baron. - The Devils

I will try, Baron.

Hell will hold no surprises for you - The Devils

Hell will hold no surprises for you

In the hope of coming to God - The Devils

In the hope of coming to God

Lies and heresy - The Devils

Lies and heresy

Well Mr Surgeon - The Devils

Well Mr Surgeon

I am innocent of the charges - The Devils

I am innocent of the charges

In thy goodness - The Devils

In thy goodness

Do you want to see it grow more powerful - The Devils

Do you want to see it grow more powerful

Go away Laubardemont - The Devils

Go away Laubardemont

Get up - The Devils

Ask forgiveness of Sister Jeanne
and these good women you have wronged. - The Devils

Ask forgiveness of Sister Jeanne and these good women you ha...

They always spoke of your beauty - The Devils

They always spoke of your beauty

Forgive us, O God, who condemned
thee and Judas Iscariot, the traitor. - The Devils

Forgive us, O God, who condemned thee and Judas Iscariot, th...

Kiss him Kiss him - The Devils

Kiss him Kiss him

Kiss! - The Devils

Confess you are the Devil's servant - The Devils

Confess you are the Devil's servant

See how your mother's honor was avenged - The Devils

See how your mother's honor was avenged

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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 a sexually-repressed nun.

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Director: Ken Russell

Writer: Ken Russell, John Whiting, Aldous Huxley

Production: Russo Productions

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 1971

MetaScore: 49/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: $1,133,022

Released: 16 Jul 1971

Awards: 4 wins

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