The Devils of Loudun
1969 · Joachim Hess · 107 min
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.
Cvetka AhlinClaire - Ursuline SisterHeinz BlankenburgMannoury - a surgeonUrsula BoeseLouise - Ursuline sisterFranz-Rudolf EckhardtClerk of the CountJoachim Hessd'Armagnac - the Mayor of LoudunAndrzej HiolskiGrandier - the vicar of St. Peter's ChurchIngeborg KrugerPhilippe - a young girl
Bernard ŁadyszFather Barré - the vicar of ChinonRolf Mamerode Cerisay - town judgeKurt MarschnerAdam - a chemistHelmut Melchertde Laubardemont - the King's special commissionerCarl SchulzBontemps - a gaoler
Hans SotinFather RangierElisabeth SteinerNinon - a young widowHelga ThiemeGabrielle - Ursuline sister
Bernard ŁadyszFather Barré - the vicar of ChinonRolf Mamerode Cerisay - town judgeKurt MarschnerAdam - a chemistHelmut Melchertde Laubardemont - the King's special commissionerCarl SchulzBontemps - a gaolerHans SotinFather RangierElisabeth SteinerNinon - a young widowHelga ThiemeGabrielle - Ursuline sister
