The restoration event of the year, recently crossing $4 million at the domestic box office,the definitive, uncensored director’s cutof Ken Russell’s The Devils will now be arriving on 4K UHD on April 20, 2027. The 3-disc Collector’s Edition will include the 4K UHD presentation of the director’s cut as well as all three versions of the film for the first time ever on Blu-ray, while the standard 4K UHD edition will include the director’s cut and new bonus material.The complete details on the bonus material have also now been unveiled.
Both the Collector’s and Standard 4K UHD editions are now available to pre-order. The Collector’s Edition includes a rigid slipcase with an 8-panel 3-disc holder and a 96-page book. There is more than 14 hours of material, including the Director’s Cut encoded by Fidelity in Motion on a 4K UHD disc; the Director’s Cut, UK X-rated cut, and US R-rated cut on a Blu-ray disc; and a Blu-ray disc including never-before-seen bonus material. The standard 4K UHD includes more than 4 hours of material in a slipcase with an 8-panel 1-disc digipak. This disc includes the Director’s Cut encoded by Fidelity in Motion and new bonus material.
Check out the details below, as well as our conversation with Mark Kermode on the podcast, which you can subscribe to here.
Ken Russell’s The Devils 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Collector’s Edition contains the following:
- 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
- Never-before-seen archival interviews with Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed
- Never-before-heard archival audio interviews between 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
- Director of Devils (1971) featurette with behind-the-scenes footage and a Ken Russell interview
- Behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Michael Bradsell
- 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…
Ken Russell’s The Devils 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Standard Edition contains the following:
- 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.
- Unedited 2004 audio commentary with Ken Russell, Michael Bradsell, Mark Kermode & Paul Joyce
- New interview with Guillermo del Toro on The Devils and the legacy of Ken Russell
- 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
- 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
