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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.
Language
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $11,000,000
English,
Latin
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $11,000,000
Keywords
nun
chaos
christianity
inquisition
exploitation
satire
surrealism
biography
based on true story
sin
hysteria
priest
torture
roman catholic church
blasphemy
convent (nunnery)
nunsploitation
17th century
grim
religious controversy
sexual perversion
absurd
banned film
bold
Casts
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Ibert
Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy
Adam
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage
King Louis XIII
John Woodvine
Louis Trincant
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
Imogen Claire
Nun (uncredited)
Barbie Denham
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Courtier (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)
Selina Gilbert
Nun (uncredited)
Cheryl Grunwald
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Charles Price
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Rayford
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)
Doremy Vernon
Nun (uncredited)
Twiggy
Pageboy (uncredited)
Donald Campbell
Spectator (uncredited)
Justin de Villeneuve
Courtier (uncredited)
Fred Peck
Spectator (uncredited)
Tony Allen
Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)
Crews
Ken Russell
Director
Ken Russell
Screenplay
Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director
Leslie Dilley
Assistant Art Director
Tiny Nicholls
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ramon Gow
Hair Supervisor
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Ian Whittaker
Set Dresser
Bryn Siddall
Property Buyer
Tony Strong
Scenic Artist
Harry Benn
Production Controller
Aldous Huxley
Novel
Roy Baird
Associate Producer
Ken Russell
Producer
Robert H. Solo
Producer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Derek Jarman
Production Design
Peter Maxwell Davies
Original Music Composer
Peter Maxwell Davies
Conductor
David Munrow
Music Arranger
David Munrow
Music Director
George Ball
Property Master
Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator
Ann Skinner
Continuity
John Whiting
Theatre Play
Robert Cartwright
Art Direction
Shirley Russell
Costume Design
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist
Ramon Gow
Hairstylist
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Mixer
John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Simmons
Sound Mixer
Robin Browne
Second Unit Director of Photography
Geoff Freeman
Unit Publicist
Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ross Carver
Assistant Hairdresser
Peter Brayham
Stunts
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Harry Fielder
Stunts
Peter Ewens
Assistant Camera
Terry Gilbert
Choreographer
Rowland Fowles
Boom Operator
Terry Rawlings
Sound Editor
John Richardson
Special Effects
Tim Wake
Carpenter
John Swan
Electrician
Stuart Baird
Assistant Editor
Graham Ford
Unit Manager
Neville C. Thompson
Production Manager
Ted Morley
Assistant Director
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
Second Second Assistant Director
Backdrops & Posters
