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| Director: Ken Russell
Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 11196
Format: Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300268918
UPC: 085391111030
EAN: 9786300268913
ASIN: 6300268918
Theatrical Release Date: July 16, 1971
Release Date: April 26, 1995
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 DVD edition of 'The Devils' MUST be released!!!!! March 30, 2004
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
'The Devils', "one of the most controversial films ever made in the UK," is not only Ken Russell's BEST film, but probably the most IMPORTANT religious commentary ever put onto film (thanks to the glorious union of Aldous Huxley & Ken Russell). Although you can purchase the widescreen, least censored, Maverick Directors series, UK version (PAL VHS) from www.amazon.co.uk (ASIN: B00004CUX5, Catalogue Number: S015401) -- where the heck is the director approved DVD edition of this film, already???!!! This is an outrage to the film appreciation community, and especially to Ken Russell fans (who have the availability of almost every other Ken Russell film EXCEPT 'The Devils', arguably his VERY BEST, on DVD)!! Every rational reviewer of this film cries the same thing (hello, Warner Brothers!) -- consumers WANT a director approved DVD edition of 'The Devils' (NOT the butchered, US version), including Flim Four's 'Hell on Earth', "an hour-long documentary presented by Mark Kermode on Ken Russell's 1971 film" PLEASE, ALREADY!!!
Russell's disturbing masterpiece November 9, 1999
Stephen J. Maestas (Denver, Colorado United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Being a devout Russellian, I can only say that he has more gutsthan that any other film director. The Devils is, perhaps, his most disturbing work (I personally know people who agree that it is a masterpiece but they cannot sit through it because Russell doesn't shy away from any graphic detail; even though it may really be a sound or line that is upsetting you and thinking you're watching more than you're really seeing.) The man is the most underrated director of our time. It's interesting to think that The Devils could not be made today, and most movies that originally shock you on their first release, years after, tend to feel dated and not so upsetting. Not The Devils; this is equally disturbing from the first time you see it to the next time you sit through it, even if it is 20 years later. In fact, it's story of Religion trying to usurp the government is more timely now than 30 years ago. It also contains the great Vanessa Redgrave's best performance.
Ken Russell At His Best January 11, 2000
Matt (Boston)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
The Devils is one of Ken Russell's best films. It still packs a powerful punch some thirty years since its release. Reed and Redgrave are fantastic. The sets were designed by the infamous Derek Jarman and work perfectly with the flow of Russell's film. One can only hope this masterpiece will find its way to DVD with some commentary by Russell as are two of his low budget gems from the 80's, Salome's Last Dance and Lair of the White Worm. While few seem to ever cite Russell as an influence one need only take a look at Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine or Oliver Stone's The Doors or Natural Born Killers to see that his visionary style had an impact. For that matter, how much of MTV was built from Russell's film version of Tommy? I suspect quite a bit.
Blame the transfer, not the movie! March 29, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I wish people would stop criticising the photography in The Devils. The photography is superb. Unfortunately, when The Devils first appeared on VHS, it suffered the double insult of being released in the censored American version, rather than the full UK print, in a completely hideous transfer which looked as if someone had filmed it off the TV with a camcorder. In the UK, the full version of the film was finally released in a decent print in 1997 in the Maverick Directors series. However, Warners will not release this version of the the film in the States. The Devils was being prepared for DVD release in Europe, with audio commentaries by Ken Russell and Vanessa Redgrave. However, it seems that Warner has postponed the DVD indefinitely. Why are they so determined to sabotage this film?
Where's the DVD already??!!!??? November 23, 2005
James A. Ramirez (S.L.C., Utah)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This Ken Russel masterpiece embodies the reason DVD's were created in the first place. VHS can do absolutely no justice whatsoever to this classic gem! If Warner really does have the rights then they really need to get on it! PLEASE!
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