The Devil Rides Out

"The beauty of woman...The demon of darkness...The unholy of union."

1968 1h 36m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 215

Horror

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The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.

“The beauty of woman...The demon of darkness...The unholy of union.”

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Cast

Christopher Lee
Duc de Richleau
Leon Greene
Rex Van Ryn
Patrick Mower
Simon Aron
Niké Arrighi
Tanith Carlisle
Charles Gray
Mocata
Sarah Lawson
Marie Eaton
Paul Eddington
Richard Eaton
Patrick Allen
Rex Van Ryan (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terence Fisher
Writers: Richard Matheson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Arthur Grant. 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 James Bernard. 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 Spencer Reeve 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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Christopher Lee and Leon Greene and Patrick Mower carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "The beauty of woman...The demon of darkness...The unholy of union.".

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IMDB entry: tt0062885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Terence Fisher directs. Arthur Grant behind the camera. James Bernard scores. Spencer Reeve cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Arthur Grant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by James Bernard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Spencer Reeve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christopher Lee and Leon Greene and Patrick Mower carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The beauty of woman...The demon of darkness...The unholy of union.".
7IMDB entry: tt0062885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "based on novel or book", "supernatural", "satanism", "giant spider".

The technical file

Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Original score: James Bernard
Editing: Spencer Reeve
Production design: Bernard Robinson
Makeup / hair: Eddie Knight
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Devil Rides Out (1968)

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Wuchak2021-11-21
★ 6/10
Christopher Lee takes on some satanists in Southern England In London & the south of England in 1929/1930, an expert on the occult & his associate (Christopher Lee and Leon Greene) clash with a cult of Satanists led by a man with the power of mesmerism (Charles Gray). Nike Arrighi and Patrick Mower are also on hand "The Devil Rides Out" (1968), also known as “The Devil’s Bride,” is a supernatural thriller from Hammer based on Dennis Wheatley’s 1934 novel. Cinema started to flirt with satanism in the early 60s with Roger Corman's "The Masque of the Red Death" and England's "Devils of Darkness," which were shot in 1963 and 1964 respectively. You can trace it back further if you consider "The City of the Dead," aka "Horror Hotel," which was made in 1959. The overt satanism is surprising for films shot way back then. None of them paint satanism in a positive light, but goat-sucking LaVey capitalized on this new interest and sprung his "church" of satan in 1966. "The Devil Rides Out” and "Rosemary's Baby" went into production the next year. Rob Zombie’s “The Lords of Salem” (2012) is a worthy modern example of the genre. The setting is great, including the old automobiles; and the woodsy Baphomet sequence is superb, as well as some other effective scenes. Meanwhile Gray is appropriately satanic-looking as the villain (not to mention borrowed by Marvel Comics 5-6 years later). Unfortunately, the mesmerism angle is overdone and I didn’t find myself caring about the protagonists. On the surface, it’s one of the more notable films of the genre, indeed, but its shallowness in human interest lowers my view. The movie runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Elstree Studios, which is just northwest of London, and places nearby, like Black Park Country Park, which is a dozen miles southwest of the studio. GRADE: B-/B

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