Movie, 1969
The Devils of Loudun
IMDb 8.0, 107 min, Music, History, Drama, Germany
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.
Cast
20 creditedCA
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
HB
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
UB
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
FE
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
JH
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
AH
Andrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
IK
Ingeborg Kruger
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz
Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
RM
Rolf Mamero
de Cerisay - town judge
KM
Kurt Marschner
Adam - a chemist
HM
Helmut Melchert
de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
CS
Carl Schulz
Bontemps - a gaoler
Details
DirectorJoachim Hess
WritersKrzysztof Penderecki, Aldous Huxley, John Whiting
Runtime107 min
ReleasedWed, Jul 2, 1969
CountryGermany
IMDBtt1734431
