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 the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Vanessa Redgrave
as Sister Jeanne des Anges
Oliver Reed
as Father Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton
as Baron de Laubardemont
Max Adrian
as Ibert
Gemma Jones
as Madeleine de Brou
Murray Melvin
as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Michael Gothard
as Father Pierre Barre
Georgina Hale
as Philippe Trincant
Brian Murphy
as Adam
Christopher Logue
as Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage
as King Louis XIII
John Woodvine
as Louis Trincant
