The devils special editiona film by ken russellin seventeenth century france, a promiscuous and divisive local priest, urbain grandier oliver reed, uses his powers 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 vanessa redgrave, whose erotic obsession with him fuels the hysterical fervour that sweeps through the convent.with its bold and brilliant direction by ken russell, magnificent performances by oliver reed and vanessa redgrave, exquisite derek jarman sets and sublimely dissonant score by sir peter maxwell davies, the devils stands as a profound and sincere commentary on religious hysteria, political persecution and the corrupt marriage of church and state.finally available on dvd for the first time, the devils is presented in the original uk x certificate version with a host of new and exciting extra features.special featuresdvd premiere presentation of the original uk x certificate version mark kermode introduction 2012, 2 mins the broadcaster and critic's newly filmed foreword to the devilsaudio commentary with ken russell, mark kermode, michael bradsell and paul joycehell on earth paul joyce, 2002, 48 mins documentary exploring the film's production and the controversial historydirector of devils1971, 22 mins documentary featuring candid ken russell interviews and unique footage of sir peter maxwell davies recording his scoreon set footage with michael bradsell commentary2012, 8 minson stage qanda with ken russell 2012, 13 mins the director in conversation with mark kermode at the nft in 2004amelia and the angel ken russell, 1958, 26 mins a delightful mix of religious allegory and magical fantasyoriginal uk traileroriginal us trailerfully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by mark kermode, craig lapper bbfc, and editor michael bradsell, with original production materials and on set photographs uk 1971 colour english language, with main feature optional hard of hearing subtitles 107 minutes dolby digital mono audio 320kbps 1 dvd 9 1 dvd 5 original aspect ratio 2.351 16x9 enhanced running time 107 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 19 mar. 2012