Ken Russell's The Devils
Synopsis
An enduring masterpiece of cinema, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell’s definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Cannes Classics - 4K Restoration - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 1971
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 114 min
- Director
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Ken Russell
- Producer
- Ken Russell, Robert H. Solo
- Editor
- Michael Bradsell
- Screenwriter
- Ken Russell (screenplay), John Whiting (based on the play by), Aldous Huxley (novel "The Devils of Loudun")
- Director of Photography
- David Watkin
- Production Designer
- Derek Jarman
- Composer
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Principal cast
- Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Graham Armitage, John Woodvine
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Russo Productions (UK)
Sales Company
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