The Devils of Loudun

The Devils of Loudun

107 mins | Drama, History, Music | July 2, 1969

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.

The Devils of Loudun

107 mins | Drama, History, Music | July 2, 1969

The Devils of Loudun
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.
Producers
Original title Die Teufel von Loudun
Directors Rolf Liebermann
Writers Aldous Huxley, Krzysztof Penderecki

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

Ingeborg Kruger

as Philippe - a young girl

Bernard Ładysz

as Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon

Rolf Mamero

as de Cerisay - town judge

Kurt Marschner

as Adam - a chemist

Helmut Melchert

as de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner

Carl Schulz

as Bontemps - a gaoler

Hans Sotin

as Father Rangier

Elisabeth Steiner

as Ninon - a young widow

Helga Thieme

as Gabrielle - Ursuline sister

Tatiana Troyanos

as Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent

Arnold Van Mill

as Asmodeus

Ernst Wiemann

as Father Ambrose - an old priest

Horst Wilhelm

as Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor

William Workman

as Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador