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Quick Info

Rating

7.5/10

Release1971

Runtime1h 54m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,000,000

Revenue$11,000,000

Production

Russo Productions

Movie

The Devils

1971

1h 54m

7.5

Drama

History

Horror

Synopsis

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

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