In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.
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Film Cast:
- Father Urbain Grandier: Oliver Reed
- Sister Jeanne des Anges: Vanessa Redgrave
- Baron de Laubardemont: Dudley Sutton
- Ibert: Max Adrian
- Madeleine de Brou: Gemma Jones
- Father-Canon Jean Mignon: Murray Melvin
- Father Pierre Barre: Michael Gothard
- Philippe Trincant: Georgina Hale
- Adam: Brian Murphy
- Cardinal Richelieu: Christopher Logue
- Louis XIII: Graham Armitage
- Louis Trincant: John Woodvine
- Rangier: Andrew Faulds
- Legrand: Kenneth Colley
- Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith): Judith Paris
- Sister Catherine: Catherine Willmer
- Sister Iza: Iza Teller
- Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited): Tony Allen
- Nun (uncredited): Niké Arrighi
- Gossiping Woman (uncredited): Pat Ashton
- Citizen (uncredited): Peter Avella
- Nun (uncredited): Imogen Claire
- Vestal Virgin (uncredited): Barbie Denham
- Courtier (uncredited): Hugh Elton
- Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited): Harry Fielder
- Nun (uncredited): Selina Gilbert
- Vestal Virgin (uncredited): Cheryl Grunwald
- Soldier (uncredited): Charles Price
- Spectator (uncredited): Charles Rayford
- Spectator (uncredited): Jack Sharp
- Nun (uncredited): Tina Simmons
- Nun (uncredited): Doremy Vernon
Film Crew:
- Assistant Editor: Stuart Baird
- Assistant Art Director: Leslie Dilley
- Director of Photography: David Watkin
- Makeup Artist: Charles E. Parker
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: John Hayward
- Assistant Art Director: Alan Tomkins
- Production Controller: Harry Benn
- Editor: Michael Bradsell
- Art Direction: Robert Cartwright
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Tiny Nicholls
- Producer: Ken Russell
- Producer: Robert H. Solo
- Costume Design: Shirley Russell
- Additional Music: David Munrow
- Associate Producer: Roy Baird
- Production Design: Derek Jarman
- Novel: Aldous Huxley
- Set Dresser: Ian Whittaker
- Writer: John Whiting
- Production Manager: Neville C. Thompson
- Sound Mixer: Gordon K. McCallum
- Unit Manager: Graham Ford
- Assistant Director: Ted Morley
- Music: Peter Maxwell Davies
- Hair Supervisor: Ramon Gow
- Construction Manager: Terry Apsey
- Sound Mixer: Brian Simmons
- Second Second Assistant Director: Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe
- Property Buyer: Bryn Siddall
- Scenic Artist: Tony Strong
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