The Devils of Loudun (1969)
1h 47m | PG-13
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.
Director: Rolf Liebermann
Studio: Polyphon
Genre: Music, History, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Cvetka Ahlin
as Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg
as Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese
as Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
as Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess
as d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski
as Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church