Subject A director's anti-Catholic vision of the results of sexual repression.. Ken Russell's best film. His is a highly stylized, surreal and hyper-real, film, a guy who 400 -184 Rating 72% (192) 7.8 (17k) Genres History, Drama Runtime 1h 54min Age rating R Production country United Kingdom Director Ken Russell The Devils (1971) Watch Now Filters Best Price Free SD Septem 6:00am. Vanessa Redgrave still defends Ken Russell’s controversial film. In his entertaining and hyperbolic Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils, Canadian RIPRussell. Glad he knew The Devils was finally getting a decent release, but that seems trivial. Top. DiVicenzo Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:54 am. Ken Russell there's the excellent Region 1 set Ken Russell at the BBC, containing some of his very finest work: Elgar, TheDevils: Ken Russel: Pocket Movie Guide: Ken Russell: Pocket Movie Guide by Robinson, Jeremy Mark - ISBN 10: 1861717369 - ISBN 13: 9781861717368 - Crescent Moon Publishing - 2018 - Softcover Fromwhat I can tell, not much is added besides some naked nuns running around and gyrating on a statue of christ, and a nun suggestively kissing a femur bone. I do want to see the uncut version first, but it’s nothing too important to Directorof Devils (1971, 22 min): documentary featuring candid Ken Russell interviews and unique footage of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies recording his score. On-set footage with Michael Bradsell commentary (2012, 8 mins) On-stage Q&A with Ken Russell (2012, 13 mins): the director in conversation with Mark Kermode at the NFT in 2004. KenRussell today is not the mischievous maverick of forty years ago. Perhaps even more importantly, one of his true masterpieces, 1971’s The Devils , remains out of print and out of the Overview This version of Ken Russell's masterpiece restores all of the cut footage that was removed when the film was released including the never before seen "Rape of Christ" sequence. Includes: 70 Features Original Theatrical trailer Plot Summary for The Devils 1971 Cardinal Riehelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take Mon28 Nov 2011 11.43 EST. 0. Film director Ken Russell has died in his sleep at the age of 84. Remembered for films like Women in Love and The Devils, Russell started out directing television KXd0lU.