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The Devils of Loudun
1969 1h 47m DE
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Synopsis
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This opera revolves around the demonic collective possession suffered by the Ursuline nuns in the convent of Loudun in 1634. The story concentrates on the handsome but doomed Urbain Grandier who fights against fanaticism and evil.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
Ingeborg Kruger
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz
Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rolf Liebermann
- Writers
- Krzysztof Penderecki, Aldous Huxley
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Rolf Liebermann directs. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Cvetka Ahlin and Heinz Blankenburg and Ursula Boese carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt1734431 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Rolf Liebermann
Production companies
Who made it
Polyphon
DE
NDR
DE
Key crew
- MusicKrzysztof Penderecki
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- opera
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1969-07-02
