Hell will hold no surprises for them...
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
- Bleak ending
- Graphic violence
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Cast
- Vanessa RedgraveSister Jeanne des Anges
- Oliver ReedFather Urbain Grandier
- Dudley SuttonBaron de Laubardemont
- Max AdrianIbert
- Gemma JonesMadeleine de Brou
- Murray MelvinFather-Canon Jean Mignon
- Michael GothardFather Pierre Barre
- Georgina HalePhilippe Trincant
- Brian MurphyAdam
- Christopher LogueCardinal Richelieu
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- Ken RussellDirector
- Ken RussellScreenplay
- Aldous HuxleyNovel
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- Peter Maxwell DaviesOriginal Music Composer
- Michael BradsellEditor
- Ken RussellProducer
- Robert H. SoloProducer
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