The Devils of Loudun

Name: The Devils of Loudun
Genre: Music, History, Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 8

1969 · 107 min

Music · History · Drama

★ 8.0

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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.

Crew

Director Rolf Liebermann
Writer Krzysztof Penderecki
Writer Aldous Huxley

Cast

C
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
H
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
U
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
F
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
J
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
A
Andrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
I
Ingeborg Kruger
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz
Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
R
Rolf Mamero
de Cerisay - town judge
K
Kurt Marschner
Adam - a chemist
H
Helmut Melchert
de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
C
Carl Schulz
Bontemps - a gaoler

Crew

Director — Rolf Liebermann
Writer — Krzysztof Penderecki
Writer — Aldous Huxley

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