The Devils of Loudun

Rolf Liebermann
1969-07-02


8
107 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Cvetka Ahlin Claire - Ursuline Sister Unowned
Heinz Blankenburg Mannoury - a surgeon Unowned
Ursula Boese Louise - Ursuline sister Unowned
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt Clerk of the Count Unowned
Joachim Hess d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun Unowned
Andrzej Hiolski Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church Unowned
Ingeborg Kruger Philippe - a young girl Unowned
Bernard Ładysz Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon Unowned
Rolf Mamero de Cerisay - town judge Unowned
Kurt Marschner Adam - a chemist Unowned
Helmut Melchert de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner Unowned
Carl Schulz Bontemps - a gaoler Unowned
Hans Sotin Father Rangier Unowned
Elisabeth Steiner Ninon - a young widow Unowned
Helga Thieme Gabrielle - Ursuline sister Unowned
Tatiana Troyanos Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent Unowned
Arnold Van Mill Asmodeus Unowned
Ernst Wiemann Father Ambrose - an old priest Unowned
Horst Wilhelm Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor Unowned
William Workman Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador Unowned