The Devils (1971) 1080p BFI DVDRip x264 AC3-SARTRE

The Devils was the Ken Russell film version of the controversial play by John Whiting. The story, based on Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun, concerns controversial 17th century French priest Urbain Grandier, whose radical political and religious notions and profligate sex life earn him many enemies. When a group of nuns appears to have been "bewitched" by Grandier, his rivals feed on the resulting mass hysteria, using this incident as an excuse to have the priest arrested. Refusing to confess to being in league with Satan and to renounce his "heretical" views, Grandier undergoes appalling tortures, and is finally burned at the stake. Vanessa Redgrave co-stars as the head nun.

STARS.........: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton DIRECTOR......: Ken RussellWRITERS.......: Ken RussellGENRE.........: Drama | HistoryRATING........: 7.8/10 8,175 votesIMDB link.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066993RUNTIME.......: 1h 51mnSIZE..........: 4.27GBVIDEO CODEC...: x264 (High@L4.0)RESOLUTION....: 1920x820ASPECT RATIO..: 2.35:1BITRATE.......: 5146 KbpsFRAMERATE.....: 23.976 fpsAUDIO1........: English 2.0 Mono AC3 256kbpsAUDIO2........: Commentary with Ken Russell, Mark Kermode, Michael Bradsell and Paul JoyceCHAPTERS......: YesSUBTITLES.....: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, SpanishSOURCE........: BFI DVD9ENCODED BY....: SartreENCODE DATE...: 2016-04-11

This is an upscale of the BFI dvd. It's been deinterlaced with QTGMC and looks cleaner and more detailed than the dvd played on an upscaling player.



Extras

Hell on Earth (2002, 48 mins): A documentary exploring the film's production and controversial history.

Onstage Q&A with Ken Russell (2012, 13 mins): The director in conversation with Mark Kermode at the NFT in 2004.

Director of Devils (1971, 22 min): A documentary featuring candid Ken Russell interviews and unique footage of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies recording his score.

On-set footage (2012, 8 mins): 8mm footage of the set with commentary by Michael Bradsell.

Trailers (1971, 5 mins): Original UK and US theatrical trailers for The Devils.

Deleted Scene - The Rape of Christ (1971, 2 mins): The infamous orgy scene scene never officially released.

Deleted Scene - Grandier's Bone (1971, 1 min): In this often cut scene, Sister Jeanne appears to masturbate with the charred bone of Grandier, given to her by Laubardemont.