What is The Devils / Blood on Satan's Claw about?

Name: The Devils / Blood on Satan's Claw
Genre: Drama,Horror

THE DEVILS, 1971, Warner Bros., 111 min. Dir. Ken Russell. The film’s allegory of a corrupt power structure equating sexual activity with satanism, all for the sake of political and religious repression, is more relevant today than ever. In the 17th century, French Cardinal Richelieu’s minions use the womanizing of activist priest Urban Grandier (Oliver Reed) as a pretext for the Inquisition to investigate his "diabolic possession" of the local nuns, including demented, hunchback Mother Superior Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave). With support from an excellent cast that includes Dudley Sutton, Gemma Jones and Michael Gothard. BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW, 1971, MGM Repertory, 93 min. Dir. Piers Haggard. In 17th century England, a farmer (Barry Andrews) unearths a hideous, fur-covered claw in his field, unleashing a wave of superstition, hysteria and devil worship by the village youth. Ranks with Michael Reeves as one of the most chilling and evocative horror films of the late 1960s.

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What is The Devils / Blood on Satan's Claw about?: THE DEVILS, 1971, Warner Bros., 111 min. Dir. Ken Russell. The film’s allegory of a corrupt power structure equating sexual activity with satanism, all for the sake of political and religious repression, is more relevant today than ever. In the 17th century, French Cardinal Richelieu’s minions use the womanizing of activist priest Urban Grandier (Oliver Reed) as a pretext for the Inquisition to investigate his "diabolic possession" of the local nuns, including demented, hunchback Mother Superior Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave). With support from an excellent cast that includes Dudley Sutton, Gemma Jones and Michael Gothard.
BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW, 1971, MGM Repertory, 93 min. Dir. Piers Haggard. In 17th century England, a farmer (Barry Andrews) unearths a hideous, fur-covered claw in his field, unleashing a wave of superstition, hysteria and devil worship by the village youth. Ranks with Michael Reeves as one of the most chilling and evocative horror films of the late 1960s.