Ken Russell
The Devils
(1971)
Ken Russell (screenplay), John Whiting (based on the play by), Aldous Huxley (novel)
4 wins.
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.