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ERA
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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
"Man's best friend... or the devil's spawn?"
1978 1h 35m EN
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 56
HorrorTV Movie
Synopsis
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A canine minion of Satan terrorizes an unsuspecting suburban family.
“Man's best friend... or the devil's spawn?”
Cast
Richard Crenna
Mike Barry
Yvette Mimieux
Betty Barry
Kim Richards
Bonnie Barry
Ike Eisenmann
Charlie Barry
Victor Jory
Shaman
Lou Frizzell
George
Ken Kercheval
Miles Amory
R.G. Armstrong
Dunworth
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Curtis Harrington
- Writers
- Steven Karpf, Elinor Karpf
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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Directed by Curtis Harrington, shot by Gerald Perry Finnerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Artie Kane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ronald J. Fagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Richard Crenna and Yvette Mimieux and Kim Richards carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Man's best friend... or the devil's spawn?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0077429 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Curtis Harrington directs. Gerald Perry Finnerman behind the camera. Artie Kane scores. Ronald J. Fagan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Curtis Harrington, shot by Gerald Perry Finnerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Artie Kane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Ronald J. Fagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Richard Crenna and Yvette Mimieux and Kim Richards carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Man's best friend... or the devil's spawn?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0077429 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gerald Perry Finnerman
- Original score
- Artie Kane
- Editing
- Ronald J. Fagan
- Makeup / hair
- Terry Miles
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Curtis Harrington
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- ZE
Zeitman-Landers-Roberts Productions
Key crew
- Set DecorationSal Blydenburgh
- Production ManagerDonald C. Klune
- FoleyKen Dufva
- Executive ProducerHal Landers
- Executive ProducerJerome M. Zeitman
- Makeup ArtistTerry Miles
- EditorRonald J. Fagan
- Art DirectionWilliam Cruse
- Camera OperatorBob Bergdahl
- EditorMargo Anderson
- ProducerLou Morheim
- Script SupervisorHannah Scheel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- hell
- dog
- german shepherd
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1978-10-31· CBS
