Ken Russell's The Devils

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An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption -- and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned -- and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

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In its restored form, The Devils reveals the keen precision and focus beneath director Ken Russell's excesses, turning lurid religious hysteria and mob cruelty into a grotesque spectacle with profound moral force.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take Podcast

3 days ago

I think it's absolutely Russell's best work.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

4 days ago

3/5

It’s visually stunning, courtesy of Derek Jarman’s eye-gouging production design, and it’s certainly a must-see film.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 28, 2026

5/5

Reed is a revelation with his intelligent, focused, charismatic and dignified performance as the sensualist cleric who submits to injustice like a dissolute version of Thomas Becket.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

2 days ago

The problem with The Devils is that it can’t decide whether it wants to be comic or serious. There’s no irony in its camp excesses.

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Armond White

National Review

Oct 31, 2026

A startling, very necessary examination of decadent power.

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John Paul King

Washington Blade

Oct 30, 2026

Full of superb performances and an immersive sense of period oppression.

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Robert

1 day ago

Brilliant. A masterpiece of filmmaking. Reed and Redgrave are amazing. Not for the faint of heart though.

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Mark H.

2 days ago

The bartender at the theatre bar was very sweet.

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DejaEntendu

2 days ago

An absolute classic.

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David

3 days ago

They dont make movies like this anymore. Sacrilegious, graphic, haunting, beautiful. Go see it you cowards!

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Kay G

4 days ago

Reflects the myriad of things wrong with a healthy percentage of the human race. From misogyny, religious zealots, patriarchy, greed, sadism, insatiable thirst for power &/or possessions...the list goes on and ON!

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Mr Hollywood

5 days ago

Entertaining but very disturbing. Even after all these decades it holds up. Crazy to say the least

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An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption -- and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned -- and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

Director: Ken Russell
Producer: Ken Russell, Robert H. Solo
Screenwriter: Ken Russell
Distributor: Warner Bros. Clockwork
Production Co: Russo Productions
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 54m

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