The Devils of Loudun

The Devils of Loudun
1969
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
⏱️ 107 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
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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.

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Cast

Cvetka Ahlin
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski
Andrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church

Crew

Director
Rolf Liebermann
Writer
Krzysztof Penderecki, Aldous Huxley

Production

Polyphon, NDR

Keywords

opera