The Devil Rides Out
| The Devil Rides Out | |
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| File:The Devil Rides Out DVD cover.jpg The Devil Rides Out DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | Dennis Wheatley (novel) Richard Matheson |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Charles Gray |
Release dates | July 20, 1968 U.K. release |
Running time | 95 min |
| Language | English |
The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee and Charles Gray. It also starred Patrick Mower and Paul Eddington. The screenplay was adapted from the Dennis Wheatley novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. In the United States the film was retitled as The Devil's Bride.
Production
First proposed in 1963, the film eventually went ahead four years later once censorship worries over Satanism had eased. Production began on 7 August, 1967.
Plot synopsis
Set in 1920s London, Duc de Richleau and Rex van Ryn rescue their friend Simon Aron and another young initiate, Tanith, from a devil worshipping cult. During the rescue they disrupt a ceremony on Salisbury Plain in which Satan himself appears. They escape to the home of Richleau's friends and are followed by the group's leader, Mocata, who has a psychic connection to the two initiates. After visiting the house to discuss the matter, and an unsuccessful attempt to influence the initiates to return, he forces Richleau and the other occupants to defend themselves through a night of black magic attacks.
Cast
- Duc de Richleau - Christopher Lee
- Mocata - Charles Gray
- Tanith Carlisle - Nike Arrighi
- Rex Van Ryn - Leon Greene
- Simon Aron - Patrick Mower
- Marie Eaton - Sarah Lawson
- Richard Eaton - Paul Eddington
- Countess - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
- Peggy Eaton - Rosalyn Landor
- Malin - Russell Waters
Trivia
- Charles Gray went on to play the villainous Blofeld to Sean Connery's James Bond in Thunderball. He also appeared as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
References
- Rigby, Jonathan, (2000). English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN 1-903111-01-3.
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