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Nuns, demons, and Jesús Franco at his most unhinged — what's not to confess?
TMDB
53
IMDb
51
Rotten Tomatoes
17
Audience Score
17
Google
84
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The Demons (1973)

sleazy gothicEuro-trash nightmareexploitation excess

Overview

Horror

A group of nuns become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the Inquisition.

Flag of FRFRFlag of PTPTFrench
Content warning
torturerapenunfemale homosexualitywitch burningconvent (nunnery)inquisition
religious hypocrisyfemale persecutionsexual repression unleashedstate-sanctioned cruelty

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Franco's hazy zooms and candlelit dungeon squalor.

Costume

Habits that don't stay on; period accuracy be damned.

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights off, shower immediately after.·Streaming: Grindhouse completist with strong stomach required.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Extensive nudity and sexual violence under Inquisition pretext.·Violence: Torture sequences including burning and dungeon abuse.
Jesús Franco

Director

Jesús Franco

ReleasedFeb 5, 1973
Runtime1h 58m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Comptoir Français du Film Production
Interfilme

Top Cast

Anne Libert

Anne Libert

Kathleen

Carmen Yazalde

Carmen Yazalde

Margaret

Jahangir Ghaffari

Jahangir Ghaffari

Lord Justice Jeffries

Luis Barboo

Luis Barboo

Truro

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Lord Malcolm De Winter

Alberto Dalbés

Alberto Dalbés

Thomas Renfield

Rosa Palomar

Rosa Palomar

Andrea Montchal

Andrea Montchal

Brian the Painter (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Franco shot multiple versions with varying explicitness for different markets; the French cut is notably more graphic.

Cultural

Part of a 1970s wave of 'nunsploitation' films that weaponized Catholic imagery during post-Franco Spain's cultural reckoning.

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