# The Devils restoration

Pop culture · Heat 7.2 / 10 · 2 shows · 6m airtime

A 55th-anniversary restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils, adding previously cut footage, opened in limited release on October 23, 2026, playing in about 300 theaters and grossing $2 million in its opening weekend. A missing sequence was subsequently recovered on a reel held by archivist Tim Everett at Warner UK. The discussion covers the restored material, the film's censorship history and religious themes, Vanessa Redgrave's BFI appearance with Mark Kermode, and Clockwork's new distribution imprint handling the release.

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## Segments

- [The Big Picture](https://boilpoints.com/u/thebigpicture), 2026-10-23, 48:19 to 50:33: **Covers the Devils restoration and its gross**. Covers the limited release of the restored The Devils, its $2 million weekend, the handful of restored minutes, and Vanessa Redgrave's BFI appearance. Notes a 4K is expected in 2027 and that Clockwork is distributing through a new imprint. New angle: The restoration is in about 300 theaters and grossed $2 million last weekend.
- [Global News Podcast](https://boilpoints.com/u/globalnewspodcast), 2026-10-31, 21:38 to 25:13: **Reports the 4K restoration and recovered reel**. Reports the 4K restoration of Ken Russell's banned 1971 film and how a missing sequence was recovered from a Warner UK archive reel. Kermode, a film scholar and Russell's daughter weigh in on its reception and on-screen limits. New angle: A missing sequence of The Devils was recovered on a reel held by archivist Tim Everett at Warner UK.