The Devils of Loudun (1969)

The Devils of Loudun (1969)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1969-07-02 Germany 107 Min. PG-13
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Music, History, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Cvetka Ahlin is Claire - Ursuline Sister
Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg is Mannoury - a surgeon
Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese is Louise - Ursuline sister
Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt is Clerk of the Count
Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess is d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski is Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
Ingeborg Kruger is Philippe - a young girl
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz is Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
Rolf Mamero is de Cerisay - town judge
de Cerisay - town judge
Kurt Marschner is Adam - a chemist
Adam - a chemist
Helmut Melchert is de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
Carl Schulz is Bontemps - a gaoler
Bontemps - a gaoler
Hans Sotin is Father Rangier
Father Rangier
Elisabeth Steiner is Ninon - a young widow
Ninon - a young widow
Helga Thieme is Gabrielle - Ursuline sister
Gabrielle - Ursuline sister
Tatiana Troyanos is Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent
Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent
Arnold Van Mill is Asmodeus
Asmodeus
Ernst Wiemann is Father Ambrose - an old priest
Father Ambrose - an old priest
Horst Wilhelm is Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor
Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor
William Workman is Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador
Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador

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