The Devils (1971) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ken Russell.

Cast

• Vanessa Redgrave as Sister Jeanne des Anges
• Oliver Reed as Father Urbain Grandier
• Dudley Sutton as Baron de Laubardemont
• Max Adrian as Ibert
• Gemma Jones as Madeleine de Brou
• Murray Melvin as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
• Michael Gothard as Father Pierre Barre
• Georgina Hale as Philippe Trincant
• Brian Murphy as Adam
• Christopher Logue as Cardinal Richelieu
• Graham Armitage as King Louis XIII
• John Woodvine as Louis Trincant
• Andrew Faulds as Rangier
• Kenneth Colley as Legrand
• Judith Paris as Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
• Catherine Willmer as Sister Catherine
• Izabella Telezynska as Sister Iza
• Niké Arrighi as Nun (uncredited)
• Pat Ashton as Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
• Peter Avella as Citizen (uncredited)
• Imogen Claire as Nun (uncredited)
• Barbie Denham as Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
• Hugh Elton as Courtier (uncredited)
• Harry Fielder as Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)
• Selina Gilbert as Nun (uncredited)
• Cheryl Grunwald as Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
• Charles Price as Soldier (uncredited)
• Charles Rayford as Spectator (uncredited)
• Jack Sharp as Spectator (uncredited)
• Doremy Vernon as Nun (uncredited)
• Twiggy as Pageboy (uncredited)
• Donald Campbell as Spectator (uncredited)
• Justin de Villeneuve as Courtier (uncredited)
• Fred Peck as Spectator (uncredited)
• Tony Allen as Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)

Crew

• Ken Russell — Director
• Ken Russell — Screenplay
• David Watkin — Director of Photography
• Aldous Huxley — Novel
• Robert H. Solo — Producer
• Ken Russell — Producer
• Peter Maxwell Davies — Original Music Composer

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