Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-century France. His outspokenness has amassed a passionate following of nuns and a respected reputation for protecting the city of Loudon from corruption. Grandier’s influence is then undermined following a sexually repressed nun’s accusation of witchcraft.
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
Ibert
Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy
Adam
Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage
King Louis XIII
John Woodvine
Louis Trincant
Andrew Faulds
Rangier
Kenneth Colley
Legrand
Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)
Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine
Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza
Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)
Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)
Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)
Imogen Claire
Nun (uncredited)
Barbie Denham
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Courtier (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited)
Selina Gilbert
Nun (uncredited)
Cheryl Grunwald
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)
Charles Price
Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Rayford
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)
Doremy Vernon
Nun (uncredited)
Twiggy
Pageboy (uncredited)
Donald Campbell
Spectator (uncredited)
Justin de Villeneuve
Courtier (uncredited)
Fred Peck
Spectator (uncredited)
Tony Allen
Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)
Crew
Ken Russell
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Aldous Huxley
Novel
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Stuart Baird
Assistant Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
Second Second Assistant Director
Ted Morley
Assistant Director
Robert H. Solo
Producer
Roy Baird
Associate Producer
Derek Jarman
Production Design
Harry Benn
Production Controller
Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator
Peter Ewens
Assistant Camera
Tiny Nicholls
Wardrobe Supervisor
Shirley Russell
Costume Design
Ramon Gow
Hair Supervisor, Hairstylist
Ross Carver
Assistant Hairdresser
Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist
Robin Browne
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tony Strong
Scenic Artist
Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director
Leslie Dilley
Assistant Art Director
Terry Rawlings
Sound Editor
John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Mixer
Brian Simmons
Sound Mixer
Rowland Fowles
Boom Operator
John Richardson
Special Effects
Peter Maxwell Davies
Original Music Composer, Conductor
David Munrow
Music Director, Music Arranger
Ian Whittaker
Set Dresser
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
John Swan
Electrician
Tim Wake
Carpenter
Peter Brayham
Stunts
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Harry Fielder
Stunts
Terry Gilbert
Choreographer
George Ball
Property Master
Bryn Siddall
Property Buyer
Ann Skinner
Continuity
Neville C. Thompson
Production Manager
Graham Ford
Unit Manager
Geoff Freeman
Unit Publicist
John Whiting
Theatre Play
Robert Cartwright
Art Direction
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