The Devils

(1971)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 455 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Horror

Year: 1971

Runtime: 111 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ken Russell

Cast: Ванесса Редгрейв, Оливер Рид, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Джемма Джонс, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Brian Murphy, Christopher Logue

Plot

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.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of 17th-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 with him. A mad witch-hunter is brought in to gather evidence against the priest, ready for the big trial.