BFI: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils
HomeBFI: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils
Posted September 16, 2026 09:03 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has provided a promotional trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils (1971), starring Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, and Gemma Jones. A preliminary release date for an upcoming Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.
Also included with this article is an official new theatrical poster.
Description: In seventeenth-century France, Father Urbain Grandier uses his power to protect the city of Loudun from destruction at the hands of the establishment. Soon, he stands accused of the demonic possession of Sister Jeanne, whose erotic obsession with him fuels the hysteria that sweeps through her convent.
"The restoration of the material is like cleaning the Sistine Chapel with saliva. It is insane, the epic size of the film. I mean, I've seen it on the big screen in Telluride at a theatre – but I've never seen the movie until I saw this restoration." - Guillermo del Toro
Also included with this article is an official new theatrical poster.
Description: In seventeenth-century France, Father Urbain Grandier uses his power to protect the city of Loudun from destruction at the hands of the establishment. Soon, he stands accused of the demonic possession of Sister Jeanne, whose erotic obsession with him fuels the hysteria that sweeps through her convent.
"The restoration of the material is like cleaning the Sistine Chapel with saliva. It is insane, the epic size of the film. I mean, I've seen it on the big screen in Telluride at a theatre – but I've never seen the movie until I saw this restoration." - Guillermo del Toro
