The Devils of Loudun
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.
MusicHistoryDrama
The Devils of Loudun
Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
1969-07-02
Runtime
107 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
Ingeborg Kruger
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz
Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
Rolf Mamero
de Cerisay - town judge
Kurt Marschner
Adam - a chemist
Helmut Melchert
de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
Carl Schulz
Bontemps - a gaoler
Production Companies
Polyphon
NDR