Devils

Oliver Reed plays the role of a French priest, Urbain Grandier, who lived in the 17th century. His radical political and religious views put him in conflict with the Church. When he seems to have managed to convince a group of nuns of his views, he is arrested and tortured.

In 1634, in Loudun, the charismatic and controversial priest Urbain Grandier comes into conflict with King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu. Grandier's popularity among residents and his opposition to the authorities' plans make him a convenient target for political intrigue. When Sister Jeanne des Anges claims to have been attacked by an incubus in the form of Grandier, a series of violent exorcisms begins. Soon, more Ursuline women accuse him of seducing with black magic, and the case turns into a spectacle attracting crowds of spectators even from Paris. Public exorcisms become a spectacle, sealing the priest's fate as Satan's supposed emissary.