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The Devils (Special Edition) [DVD] [1971]

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Oliver Reed (Actor), Vanessa Redgrave (Actor), Ken Russell (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Michael Gothard, Murray Melvin
  • Directors: Ken Russell
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: BFI Video
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Mar. 2012
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0065N0SN0
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,131 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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THE DEVILS (Special Edition)

A film by Ken Russell

In seventeenth-century France, a promiscuous and divisive local priest, Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed), uses his powers to protect the city of Loudun from destruction at the hands of the establishment. Soon, he stands accused of the demonic possession of Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave), whose erotic obsession with him fuels the hysterical fervour that sweeps through the convent.

With its bold and brilliant direction by Ken Russell, magnificent performances by Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, exquisite Derek Jarman sets and sublimely dissonant score by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, The Devils stands as a profound and sincere commentary on religious hysteria, political persecution and the corrupt marriage of church and state.

Finally available on DVD for the first time, The Devils is presented in the original UK X certificate version with a host of new and exciting extra features.

Special Features

  • DVD premiere presentation of the original UK X certificate version
  • Mark Kermode introduction (2012, 2 mins): the broadcaster and critic's newly filmed foreword to The Devils
  • Audio commentary with Ken Russell, Mark Kermode, Michael Bradsell and Paul Joyce
  • Hell on Earth (Paul Joyce, 2002, 48 mins): documentary exploring the film's production and the controversial history
  • Director of Devils(1971, 22 mins): documentary featuring candid Ken Russell interviews and unique footage of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies recording his score
  • On-set footage with Michael Bradsell commentary(2012, 8 mins)
  • On-stage Q&A with Ken Russell (2012, 13 mins): the director in conversation with Mark Kermode at the NFT in 2004
  • Amelia and the Angel (Ken Russell, 1958, 26 mins): a delightful mix of religious allegory and magical fantasy
  • Original UK trailer
  • Original US trailer
  • Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Mark Kermode, Craig Lapper (BBFC), and editor Michael Bradsell, with original production materials and on-set photographs

UK / 1971 / colour / English language, with main feature optional hard-of-hearing subtitles / 107 minutes / Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) / 1 DVD-9 + 1 DVD-5 / original aspect ratio 2.35:1 (16x9 enhanced)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA powerhouse of a film, but read on...
By Ian Armer VINE VOICE on 1 Dec. 2011
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
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I have it on good word that this release is as good as it will ever get for The Devils. Warners US would happily destroy the negatives and consign it to memory, such is their absolute and utter loathing of this film and for its content. I also have been informed that the 2004 director's cut will NEVER be released onto DVD outside of select cinema screenings. The fact that there is no Blu Ray edition of this release (and it's the future, apparently) should be seen as 'significant' - for some reason, people want this film to vanish.

However, as other reviewers point out, let's not get down here! The theatrical UK cut is a fine version (approved by the late Ken Russell) and even though the notorious 'rape of Christ' scene has been removed - and from the 'Hell on Earth' documentary as well, though it now has extra footage to compensate - The Devils is a powerhouse of a film about corruption, cruelty and sacrifice. Russell said that it was the only truly political film he made and it is a black as midnight, fiercely raging piece of work with an eye popping visual design by Derek Jarman.

The performances are all spectacular, but the story itself is the star. I can't think of a nastier or more disturbing tale of complete religious and political corruption. The scenes of torture and the death of Grandier are a difficult watch, but Reed's flawed priest triumphs - if only spiritually - in the face of insane hypocrisy and evil.

The Devils is a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made by a true genius of cinema. Do not hesitate in purchasing a copy.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive stars for the film, but don't buy this version.
By Dave Langton on 17 Aug. 2002
Format: VHS Tape
If you want to see Ken Russell's finest film, The Devils, you MUST buy the version released in the UK in the Maverick Directors series in 1997, and buy it soon, because I think it has been deleted by Warner Bros.
Every other video incarnation of The Devils is a disgrace. The picture is murky, grainy and distorted, ruining the impact of the fabulous sets and photography. And, most importantly, every other VHS uses the heavily censored American version of the film, rather than the full UK print.
Two minutes were chopped, and a further two minutes (approx) were re-edited, so that, in many scenes, the soundtracks of the US and UK versions are identical, but the visuals are completely different. EVERY SINGLE SCENE that has gross, violent or raunchy images (quite a few in this film) was toned down for the US - the orgies and the fiery finale were completely butchered. The US version, which may now be the only version available in the UK, is so heavily censored, it's almost a different film.
Whatever its faults, The Devils is an impressive, provocative film that no major studio would dare to make today, and it deserves to be seen in the best possible condition. When will we get this film, in the UK cut, on DVD? Poor old Ken Russell may not be trendy now, but don't forget that The Devils won several awards, including Best Foreign Film in the Venice Film Festival, and is certainly more worthy of a DVD revival that the heaps of no-brain cr** being released every week.
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4.0 out of 5 starsexcellent uncut version! ...poor quality transfer however
By a nonymous on 21 Feb. 2011
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
This dvd contains the most complete version of the devils available (to the best of my knowledge) but is of vhs quality.I think whats happened here is this - channel 4 showed this as part of a season of "banned" movies a few years ago along with a documentary featuring interviews with cast/director/censors etc...someone has taped it off the telly put it on a disc and hey! here it is for you to buy! However as there is no other dvd release of this film at all as far as i can tell and the various vhs versions most definately do not contain some of the scenes included in this release you have to decide do you want to wait forever for warner bros to release the dvd or do you want to buy a vhs video with quiet a bit of material cut from it or will this do? I would like to thank who ever taped&released this for making it available Thank you. An update: The Bfi have released a 2 disc dvd of The Devils which has better picture quality but is still missing some of the footage available in this edition ( The rape of christ scene ).
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4.0 out of 5 starsRUSSELL`S BEST:DVD WITH ENGLISH CUT NEEDED....
By Luciano Lupini on 16 Feb. 2003
Format: VHS Tape
Why 4 stars? Because this VHS contains a cut version of the original british film release. What we now deserve is a DVD with the full uncensored version of this masterpiece by Ken Russell.
Oliver Reed at his best, a powerful performance by Vanessa Readgrave, a beautiful and daunting photography surely confer classic status to this work of art, with surrealistic undertones.
Based on a historical facts, as told by Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun, this is a riveting story about father Urbain Grandier's martyrdom, during the reign of Louis XIII.
After Richelieu convinces the King that self-government of small provincial towns must end, the feudal nobility lose their independence by an edict calling for the destruction of their castles and walls, whilst the Hughenots are being crushed by force. One of these towns is Loudun, where the priest (a Jesuit) is Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed), an intellectual young priest, that knows the meaning and consequences of the edict calling for the destruction of the fortified walls of Loudun. Consequently, when Laubardemont, an agent of the Cardinal Richelieu arrives in the town, he is confronted and stopped by Grandier.
But Father Grandier is strikingly handsome and a sensualist. His vows of celibacy have not prevented him from fathering a bastard child with the daughter of Trincant, the town magistrate, and performing an illegal marriage with Madeleine, a young lady with whom he has fallen in love.
Meanwhile the Convent of the Ursulines in Loudun is ruled by Sister Jeanne of the Angels (Vanessa Readgrave), a young humped back nun, with a beautiful face. She develops an obsession with Grandier and has sensual visions which involve the young priest.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

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Published 3 days ago by roger newling
5.0 out of 5 starsLong time ago I read the book bu A. ...

Long time ago I read the book bu A. Huxley and saw the movie on big screen. It gave me much pleasure to see it agian althougt it is very cruel.
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