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About
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Theatrical
Jul 16, 1971
Box Office
$11.0M
Budget
$2.0M
Return
5.5x
Theaters
3
Director
Ken Russell
Writer
Ken Russell
Producers
Roy Baird, Ken Russell, Robert H. Solo
Music
Peter Maxwell Davies
Studio
Russo Productions
Themes
christianity
inquisition
nun
exploitation
chaos
hysteria
biography
sin
satire
based on true story
surrealism
priest
torture
roman catholic church
blasphemy
convent (nunnery)
nunsploitation
17th century
grim
religious controversy
sexual perversion
psychological horror
psychological drama
banned film
bold
Cast
Full credits →V
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges
O
Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier
D
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
M
Max Adrian
Ibert
G
Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou
M
Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
M
Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre
G
Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant
B
Brian Murphy
Adam
C
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
G
Graham Armitage
King Louis XIII
J
John Woodvine
Louis Trincant
A
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
K
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
J
Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
C
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
I
Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza
N
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
P
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
P
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
