The Devils - 2027 UHD + BD releases

[beamish14]

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

[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.

[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…

[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?

[mfunk9786]

Is the BFI disc the only one encoded by FiM?

[denti alligator]

From the images, this is not a BFI edition, but a UK/Ireland version of the same Clockwork/Warner release.

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.

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

[therewillbeblus]

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

[criterionsnob]

I picked up the BFI version from Rarewaves before it sells out.

[therewillbeblus]

Are the specs the same between the two?

[HardNight'sDay]

Clockwork confirmed that the official release date is April 20th. Kinda a miss opportunity to release it during Easter.

[Finch]

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.

[criterionsnob]

I think that is a BFI Shop rule only.

[therewillbeblus]

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

[Big Ben]

Amazon orders are up.

Collector's Edition

Standard Edition

[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.

[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.

[agnamaracs]

my mom's birthday (& Hitler's birthday & "420" day)

And the anniversary of the Columbine shooting, if we're playing that game...

[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!).

[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?

[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.