The Devil's Daughter (film)
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Directed by | Michele Soavi |
Produced by | Dario Argento |
Written by | Dario Argento Michele Soavi Gianni Romoli |
Starring | Kelly Curtis Herbert Lom |
Music by | Pino Donaggio |
Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
Editing by | Franco Fraticelli |
Distributed by | Penta Films (Italy) Republic Pictures Home Video (US) |
Release date(s) | 1991 |
Running time | 116 min. |
Language | English/Italian |
Budget | $2,000,00 est. |
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The Devil's Daughter (Italian title: La Setta) is a 1991 Italian horror film co-written and produced by Dario Argento and directed by Michele Soavi. The film stars Kelly Curtis and Herbert Lom.
[edit] Plot
Following a 70s set prologue, the film takes place in present day Frankfurt, Germany. Miriam Kreisl (Kelly Curtis) is a young schoolteacher who narrowly misses hitting an old man carrying a box with her car. Reluctantly, she takes in Moebius Kelly (Herbert Lom), the mysterious old man. What she doesn't know is that their meeting is no accident. Moebius is the elder of a Satanic sect and that she has been chosen to give birth to the son of Satan.
[edit] Trivia
- The film is sometimes credited as Demons 4.
- Kelly Curtis is the older sister of scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis.
- Director Michele Soavi has a cameo as a magician that appears on TV.
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