Devils (DVD)

Directed by Ken Russell, Ted Morley

Starring: Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Christopher Logue, John Woodvine, Andrew Faulds, Kenneth Colley, Brian Murphy
Contributors: Robert H. Solo, Ken Russell, Derek Jarman, Shirley Russell, Michael Bradsall, David Watkin, Gregory de Santis
Studio: BFI
Genre: Horror/Occult
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 19 Mar 2012
Originally Issued: 1971
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 104 minutes

Description

Ken Russell helms this graphic 1971 adaptation of a documented witchcraft case, which took place in France in 1634. Outspoken priest Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed) finds himself accused of seducing a group of hysterical nuns while in demon form by Mother Superior Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave), who is obsessed with Grandier and driven into a fit of envy when he marries another woman. With the involvement of charismatic exorcist Father Barre (Michael Gothard), the affair turns into a sordid mass exorcism of the tainted convent.

With much controversy surrounding its subject matter of religion combined with violence and sex, many cuts were made to the film in order for it to attain certification.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Access
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Ken Russell (Director)
• Commentary: Ken Russell (Director), Mark Kermode (Critic), Michael Bradsell (Editor), Paul Joyce (Filmmaker)
• Other Documentary: 'Hell On Earth', 'Director of Devils'