| The Devil Rides Out | |
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| Title: | The Devil Rides Out |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Directed by: | Terence Fisher |
| Written by: | Richard Matheson |
| Produced by: | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Music by: | James Bernard |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by: | Spencer Reeve |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Hammer Film Productions Seven Arts Pictures Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Released: | July 20th, 1968 |
| Rating: | G |
| Running time: | 95 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
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The Devil Rides Out is a British feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was directed by Terence Fisher with a screenplay written by Richard Matheson. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by author Dennis Wheatley. The movie was produced by Hammer Film Productions & Seven Arts Pictures and released theatrically in the United Kingdom on July 20th, 1968. It was released in the United States through Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation on December 18th, 1968.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Christopher Lee | Duc de Richleau |
| Charles Gray | Mocata |
| Niké Arrighi | Tanith Carlisle |
| Leon Greene | Rex van Ryn |
| Patrick Mower | Simon Aron |
| Gwen Ffrangcon Davies | Countess |
| Sarah Lawson | Marie Eaton |
| Paul Eddington | Richard Eaton |
| Rosalyn Landor | Peggy Eaton |
| Russell Waters | Malin |
Notes[]
- The Devil Rides Out redirects to this page.
- There are a total of only ten credited cast members in this film.
- Production on The Devil Rides Out began on August 7th, 1967. Principal filming concluded on September 29th, 1967.
- Studio shots from the movie were filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England.
- When Twentieth Century Fox distributed the film in the United States, the title was changed to The Devil's Bride.
- The setting of this film is rural England between April 29th, 1929 and May 2nd, 1929.
- Actor Patrick Allen recorded the dubbing for Leon Greene's character, Rex van Ryn.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "The beauty of woman... the demon of darkness... the unholy union of "The Devil's Bride"!"
- Actor Christopher Lee has appeared in over a dozen horror movies for Hammer Film Productions. He is usually cast as an antagonist and has played the roles of Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, and Kharis the Mummy - to name a few.
- Actress Sarah Lawson was married to Patrick Allen, who had an uncredited role for doing the voice-over dubbing for Leon Greene.
- Planet of the Apes star Roddy McDowall was originally tapped to play Simon Aron, but had to leave the project early in production to take care of an ill friend. Patrick Mower was hired to replace him.
- Voice actor Patrick Allen also played Captain Collier in the 1962 Hammer film Night Creatures.
Recommendations[]
Hammer Horror
See also[]
External Links[]
- The Devil Rides Out at IMDB
- The Devil Rides Out at Wikipedia
- The Devil Rides Out at Letterboxd.com
- The Devil Rides Out at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
1920s | 1929 | Aircraft | Automobile accident | Crucifix | Cult | Djinn | England | Goats | Horses | Hypnosis | Incantations | Kidnappings | Magic spells | Mediums | Occult | Pentagram | Psychic | Ritualism | Salisbury Plain | Satanism | Slit throat | Smoking | Spiders | Strangulation | Summoning | Throat injury