The Devils of Loudun

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Music,

History,

Drama

Duration:

107 minutes

Year:

1969

Director:

Rolf Liebermann

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Company:

Polyphon,

NDR

Cast:
Cvetka Ahlin

Claire - Ursuline Sister

Heinz Blankenburg

Mannoury - a surgeon

Ursula Boese

Louise - Ursuline sister

Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt

Clerk of the Count

Joachim Hess

d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun

Crew:
Rolf Liebermann

Director

Aldous Huxley

Writer

Krzysztof Penderecki

Writer

Krzysztof Penderecki

Music