Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

Nov 24, 2002

0h 50m

★ 6.4

Overview

Hell on Earth is a documentary about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils. Film critic Mark Kermode chats to Russell as well as two of the film’s stars, Georgina Hale and Murray Melvin. Also included are scenes that were cut from the released film for being too controversial.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Lucida Productions

Film4 Productions

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Cast

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Mark Kermode

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Ken Russell

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Vanessa Redgrave

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Dudley Sutton

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Murray Melvin

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Georgina Hale

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Imogen Claire

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Judith Paris

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Izabella Telezynska

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Selina Gilbert

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Doremy Vernon

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