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Ken Russell’s restored director’s cut of The Devils hits North American theaters on October 16 for a one-week, 35mm engagement, followed by a UK release on October 30; the NC‑17 cult classic stars Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, and a new trailer has dropped with praise for the restoration from Guillermo del Toro.
Ken Russell’s 1971 shocker The Devils will be released in an uncut NC-17 cut with a new 4K restoration for a one-week theatrical run starting October 14, 2026, after Warner Bros. long held back the private 2004 director’s cut; the film’s controversial depictions of blasphemy and sexual content, based on Aldous Huxley’s The Devils of Loudun, are being presented as Russell’s definitive vision, reigniting debates about censorship and artistic intent.
Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 horror The Devils is being released in its original NC-17 cut via a 4K restoration based on Russell’s private 2004 edit, marking the first release under Warner Bros. Clockwork. The film, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed as Urbain Grandier, world-premiered at this year’s Cannes, is set to play at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and will arrive in U.S. theaters on Oct. 16 for a limited, 35mm-exclusive engagement.
Warner Bros. is releasing Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 film The Devils in a newly restored 4K director’s cut for a one-week U.S. theatrical run starting October 16, marking WB’s first NC-17 release in more than two decades; the uncut version, previously shown only in limited UK screenings, centers on Urbain Grandier and a sexually repressed nun, with a physical disc release currently unconfirmed but likely.