111 min - Drama | History - 16 July 1971 (USA) <br /> <br />In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. <br /> <br />Director: Ken Russell <br />Writers: Ken Russell (screenplay), John Whiting (play) <br />Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton