Ken Russell's The Devils

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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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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

5 hrs ago

4/5

Russell’s reduction of the crowd to a jeering mass, repeating whatever was said last and cavorting to their own destruction, seems disturbingly prescient, but maybe that’s because that’s the way it’s always been.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

1 day ago

1.5/4

With that said, the historical importance of a completed version of "The Devils" does not mean that I have to like the movie. I didn’t like it the other two times I saw it, so no added footage was going to change my mind.

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Taylor Williams

Slant Magazine

Sep 27, 2026

4/4

The film is an audaciously blunt, fever-dream portrait of religious-inspired sexual hysteria.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

4 hrs ago

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There is so much controversial material in "The Devils" that I can understand the brouhaha it stirred back in 1971. I think it will raise a few hackles up, even now.

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Sean Burns

WBUR’s Arts & Culture

12 hrs ago

A pointedly political picture about how shame and religion are weaponized by the wealthy and powerful to advance their economic interests. It may be more relevant today than it was in 1971.

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

21 hrs ago

5/5

A true masterpiece that deserves to be seen on the big screen, both for offering Russell's original cut and for doing so in 4K. [Full review in Spanish]

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SuperMechaSkulls

2 hrs ago

I believe this film is eternal now and forever with this Restoration and a true vision of what Ken Russell wanted.

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Samir R

@samir9577 4 hrs ago

I love this movie!!!

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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

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