The Devil Rides Out
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Written by | Dennis Wheatley (novel) Richard Matheson |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Charles Gray |
| Release date(s) | July 20, 1968 UK release |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Language | English |
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The Devil Rides Out is a 1934 novel by Dennis Wheatley telling a disturbing story of black magic and the occult. The four main characters appear in a series of novels by Wheatley. The book was made into a 1968 Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher.
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[edit] The Film
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 and the film starred Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Patrick Mower and Paul Eddington. The screenplay was adapted by Richard Matheson from Wheatley's novel. In the United States the film was retitled as The Devil's Bride.
[edit] 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
[edit] Plot synopsis
Set in 1930s London and the south of England, 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 the Eatons, friends of Richleau and van Ryn, 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, Mocata forces Richleau and the other occupants to defend themselves through a night of black magic attacks.
[edit] References
- Rigby, Jonathan, (2000). English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN 1-903111-01-3.
[edit] External links
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) • The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) • The Phantom of the Opera (1962) • The Kiss of the Vampire (1962) • The Devil-Ship Pirates (1963) • The Gorgon (1964) • Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966) • The Plague of the Zombies (1966) • The Reptile (1966) • The Witches (1966) • The Devil Rides Out (1967) • Hands of the Ripper (1971) • Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) • Countess Dracula (1971) • Vampire Circus (1972) • To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
