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Warner Bros Unveils Restored 4K “The Devils” at Cannes.

5/15/2026

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Warner Bros. screened a 4K director’s edition of Ken Russell’s 1971 film The Devils at Cannes.
Thierry Frémaux introduced the sold-out premiere attended by Palme d’Or winner Peter Jackson.
The 4K print, assembled from the original camera negative, delivered astonishing picture quality and restored censored scenes such as the “rape of Christ” sequence.
Frémaux said the film’s satire of power and state corruption remains relevant 55 years after its debut.

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Warner Bros. screened a 4K director’s edition of Ken Russell’s 1971 film The Devils at Cannes.
Thierry Frémaux introduced the sold-out premiere attended by Palme d’Or winner Peter Jackson.
The 4K print, assembled from the original camera negative, delivered astonishing picture quality and restored censored scenes such as the “rape of Christ” sequence.
Frémaux said the film’s satire of power and state corruption remains relevant 55 years after its debut.