Directed by:
Ken RussellCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Peter Maxwell DaviesCast:
Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Graham Armitage, Kenneth Colley (more)Plots(1)
Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of pre-rennaisance 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Oliver Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267630_78adbe.jpg)
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
![Dudley Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271776_8d3c70.jpg)
Dudley Sutton
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Tomorrow La Scala! (2002)
![Max Adrian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/269/160269896_62e302.jpg)
Max Adrian
UK
Best movies:
![Gemma Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297961_762e54.jpg)
Gemma Jones
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Murray Melvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280278_2ccf4b.jpg)
Murray Melvin
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
A Taste of Honey (1961)
![Michael Gothard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280275_827a8b.jpg)
Michael Gothard
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Four Musketeers (1974)
![Georgina Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354502_b03432.gif)
Georgina Hale
UK
Best movies:
McVicar (1980)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
![Graham Armitage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/593/161593313_8867cb.jpg)
Graham Armitage
UK
Best movies:
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
![Kenneth Colley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272439_4df90a.jpg)
Kenneth Colley
UK
Best movies:
![John Woodvine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/439/160439130_671cee.jpg)
John Woodvine
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2009) (TV movie)
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Catherine Willmer
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
The Hiding Place (1975)
![Andrew Faulds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/486/161486886_ca1dd6.jpg)
Andrew Faulds
Tanzania
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Falstaff (1965)
Imogen Claire
UK
Best movies:
Billy Elliot (2000)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Fame (1980) - a.f.
Christopher Logue
UK
Best movies:
Jabberwocky (1977)
The Devils (1971)
Moonlighting (1982)
Judith Paris
UK
Best movies:
The Raging Moon (1971)
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Brian Murphy
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Devils (1971)
The Boy Friend (1971)