OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL

Currently the only release we have specs for.

There are three versions of The Devils:

(1.) The original uncut UK version (111 minutes NTSC = 107 minutes PAL).

(2.) The cut US R-rated version which removes most of the nudity and some violence also using some alternate footage to replace more explicit shots (108 minutes NTSC = 104 minutes PAL).

(3.) The director's cut is available as a bootleg and was screened once at the NFT but has had no official release; it restores the infamous Rape of Christ sequence (117 minutes NTSC = 112 minutes PAL).

More information:

(see the melonfarmers discussion) as rough cuts of the film were seen in early 1971 by both Warner executives and the BBFC. Each of whom drew-up their own cuts list which were made prior to the final submission to the BBFC which states a submitted runtime of 112:28 in 24 fps (107:58 in 25 fps), i.e. well over a minute of final cuts were made in addition to likely several minutes of pre-cuts, in particular, to the "Rape of Christ" sequence but which can be seen in the uncut version of the Channel 4 documentary.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray ALL Japan- Orustak Soft - No cuts - The UK version but with the "Rape of Christ" and "Grandier's femur" sequences reinstated, with optical censorship (113:39)

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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 24/07/25
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 24/07/25

UPDATE LOG:

24/07/25: Initial entry.