The fully restored Director’s Cut of Ken Russell’s infamous “The Devils” is getting a UK 4K Collectors Edition release in April

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On April 20th you’ll be able to pick up the VERY long-awaited restored 4K release of Ken Russel’s controversial drama The Devils.

The film will be available as both a 3-Disc Collectors Edition and 1-Disc standard release.

Pre-order:
Collectors Edition – HMV | Rarewaves
Standard Edition – HMV | Rarewaves | Amazon UK

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

4K UHD + Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition Features:

1 UHD disc featuring the Director’s Cut and special features
1 Blu-ray disc featuring the Director’s Cut, US R-Rated Cut, UK X-Rated Cut
1 Blu-ray disc featuring special features

• Unedited 2004 audio commentary with Ken Russell, Michael Bradsell, Mark Kermode & Paul Joyce
• Never-before-seen extended scene
• New extended version of the documentary Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of The Devils (2002) featuring additional interview footage with Ken Russell
• New 4K remaster of the short film Amelia and the Angel (1958) directed by Ken Russell
• New compilation of camera slates
• New interview with Guillermo del Toro on The Devils and the legacy of Ken Russell
• New introduction by Kleber Mendonça Filho at the first ever screening of Ken Russell’s The Devils in Brazil
• New extended interview with Mark Kermode on The Devils and the reconstruction of the definitive director’s cut
• New behind-the-scenes featurette on the picture and sound restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils.
• Never-before-seen archival interviews with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed
• Never-before-heard archival audio interviews with critic Richard Crouse and cast/crew
• Never-before-seen costume sketches by Shirley Russell with audio commentary by Victoria Russell
• Excerpt of Rupert Russell’s documentary Mad Dad, featuring never-before-seen Russell family photos
• 2004 Q&A with Ken Russell and Mark Kermode following the first ever screening of Ken Russell’s The Devils at the BFI Southbank NFT1
• 2010 Film at Lincoln Center Q&A with Ken Russell and Vanessa Redgrave
• Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Michael Bradsell
• Director of Devils (1971) featurette with behind-the-scenes footage and a Ken Russell interview
• Archival Trailers
• 2026 Theatrical Trailer
• 96-page book with never-before-seen photography and production materials, excerpts of the original continuity script, new essays by Mark Kermode and Linda Ruth Williams, and newly unearthed archival crew interviews
• and more…

4K UHD Standard Edition Features:

• The first ever 4K UHD presentation of Ken Russell’s The Devils – the uncensored, definitive director’s cut – encoded by Fidelity In Motion with a newly restored monaural soundtrack
• Unedited 2004 audio commentary with Ken Russell, Michael Bradsell, Mark Kermode & Paul Joyce
• New interview with Guillermo del Toro on The Devils and the legacy of Ken Russell
• 2004 Q&A with Ken Russell and Mark Kermode following the first ever screening of Ken Russell’s The Devils at the BFI Southbank NFT1
• Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Michael Bradsell
• Director of Devils (1971) featurette with behind-the-scenes footage and a Ken Russell interview
• Archival Trailers
• 2026 Theatrical Trailer