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Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 12:24 am
by beamish14
Finch wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2026 11:58 pm
Ben Stoddart suggested elsewhere that the Limited Edition will exclusively have all three or four cuts of the film. I'm only really interested in Russell's preferred version so if the censored cuts (as important as they are from a historical perspective, I wouldn't watch any of them again) and the book are the main draw for the LE, I might switch over to the standard after all.
Yeah, this isn’t a
Blade Runner situation with all of the cuts being so distinct and of value for different reasons. A featurette on the versions would suffice for me
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:48 am
by Aunt Peg
I'm really interested in seeing the original US cut so I'd go for the Limited Edition.
Speaking of which I'd love to see the US cut for Crimes of Passion too. I think it was about 4 or 5 minutes shorter than the international cut, which was than trimmed in some countries.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 11:54 am
by sabbath
Now on BFI Shop:
Collectors Edition /
Standard Edition
Release date: April 20, 2027
Red = also in Standard Edition
- 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
- The first ever official Blu-Ray presentations of Ken Russell’s The Devils, the uncensored, definitive director’s cut (114 mins); the UK X-Rated version (111 mins); and the US R-Rated version (108 mins), with a newly restored monaural soundtrack
- 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…
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:01 pm
by denti alligator
What's the point of having the UK X-Rated and US R-Rated versions if they're just the director's cut with shots/scenes removed? Or is that not the case?
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:33 pm
by mfunk9786
Is the BFI disc the only one encoded by FiM?
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:35 pm
by denti alligator
From the images, this is not a BFI edition, but a UK/Ireland version of the same Clockwork/Warner release.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:46 pm
by spectre
A bit puzzled by the implication in the product details that the standard edition is UHD only – is that an error, or do you really have no option but to get the collector’s edition if you have a Blu-ray player?
Odd too that you have to be in the UK or Ireland to pre-order from the BFI Shop. Hopefully the US release doesn’t have similar region restrictions.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 2:46 pm
by jlnight
The picture of the Collectors Edition has a BFI and Clockwork logo while the Standard Edition is only Clockwork. Maybe Warners are doing the UHD by themselves?
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 3:30 pm
by Buttery Jeb
Given how extensive this release seems to be, I am surprised they couldn't include Derek Jarman's Reworking the Devils/The Devils at the Elgin as a supplement. Not sure what the rights' situation for that would be, but anything specifically focused on Jarman's contributions to the film would have been appreciated.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:27 pm
by Finch
FIRSTGRUV15 gets you a 15% off at gruv so I cancelled my Amazon order for the CE and went for the regular edition at a nice $33.04. In the end, $80 was just a bit too much and I needed funds for the Roadgames 4K from Umbrella as well.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:41 pm
by midnitedave
If the Collector's Edition doesn't come with a
femur replica then it's no-sale.
Also, it's listed as Sold Out on Gruv.
mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:33 pm
Is the BFI disc the only one encoded by FiM?
The
Gruv listing for the standard edition states it's also encoded by Fidelity in Motion
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:51 pm
by therewillbeblus
Finch wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:27 pm
FIRSTGRUV15 gets you a 15% off at gruv so I cancelled my Amazon order for the CE and went for the regular edition at a nice $33.04.
I wonder if Orbit will undercut that price, but that's a good deal. Good looks on the code
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:54 pm
by criterionsnob
I picked up the BFI version from Rarewaves before it sells out.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:01 pm
by therewillbeblus
Are the specs the same between the two?
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:02 pm
by HardNight'sDay
Clockwork confirmed that the official release date is April 20th. Kinda a miss opportunity to release it during Easter.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:05 pm
by Finch
therewillbeblus wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:01 pm
Are the specs the same between the two?
Yes, only difference would seem to be the packaging where they are adding the BFI logo alongside the Clockwork logo and that the release can't be sold outside the UK/EU. Anyone attempting to order from the US will get refunded.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:06 pm
by criterionsnob
I think that is a BFI Shop rule only.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:17 pm
by therewillbeblus
Finch wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:05 pm
therewillbeblus wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:01 pm
Are the specs the same between the two?
Yes, only difference would seem to be the packaging
Thanks Finch, I wound up following suit and ordering from GRUV. Seems like this is selling fast
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:32 pm
by Big Ben
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:32 pm
by agnamaracs
Any indication as to how actually limited this edition is?
I ordered from Amazon because I had credit. I hope it doesn't go like Arrow's The Apartment did nine years ago.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:48 pm
by Lowry_Sam
I just ordered the Ltd Ed. on Amazon. Hopefully at some point between now and my mom's birthday (& Hitler's birthday & "420" day) the price will drop at some point to the point of matching (or bettering) that 15% off.
For what it's worth, $80 for a 3 disc edition seems like a much better deal than $60 for a single disc (UHD only) steelbook of King Kong.
2 more releases I can stop guessing for Criterion.
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:54 pm
by agnamaracs
Lowry_Sam wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2026 5:48 pm
my mom's birthday (& Hitler's birthday & "420" day)
And the anniversary of the Columbine shooting, if we're playing that game...
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 6:18 pm
by midnitedave
Orbit has the BFI Collector's Edition up for preorder.
Update: In the above listing, they state that they "will also have the US Edition available soon."
Do we know the region coding on these? BFI states the Blu-Ray Region as "A,B,C" but Orbit list it as region B locked.
Also,
Sister Hyde posted additional artwork from this release (big year for them, love to see it!).
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2026 9:06 pm
by Lowry_Sam
So the BFI collector's edition is $20 cheaper (even after import cost) than the US collector's edition? Is it missing something?
Re: The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2026 4:26 am
by Finch
Previous page post confirms both releases are identical. Clockwork are producing the discs and BFI are distributing the UK version just like they did with the theatrical. The Blu-ray discs on the UK release might be region locked. Orbit did list A B C on their page but I thought this referred to the 4K discs.