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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1967
Running Times: 95m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Technicolor
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono
DIRECTION
Director: Terence
Fisher
CREW
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Hammer Films/Associated
British Pathe Limited/Seven Arts Productions
Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys
Production Manager: Ian Lewis
SCRIPT
Script: Richard Matheson
Novel: Dennis Wheatley
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Bert Batt
Continuity: June Randall
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Arthur Grant
Camera Operator: Moray Grant
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Supervising Editor: James Needs
Editor: Spencer Reeve
MUSIC
Musical Supervisor: Philip Martell
Music: James Bernard
SOUND
Recording Supervisor: A.W.
Lumkin
Sound Recording: Ken Rawkins
Sound Editor: Arthur Cox
Sound System: RCA Sound System
COSTUMES AND MAKE UP
Wardrobe Supervisor: Rosemary Burrows
Wardrobe Mistress: Janet Lucas
Make Up: Eddie Knight
Hair: Pat McDermott
SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Baphomet in Black Mass: Roy Ashton (uncredited)
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Michael Stainer-Hutchins
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Supervising Art Director: Bernard Robinson
OTHER CREW
Choreographer: David Toguri
LOCATIONS
Locations: Elstree Studios, Boreham Wood, Herts, England, UK; Black
Park Country Park, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Eddie Powell (uncredited)
CASTING
Casting: Irene Lamb
CAST
Christopher Lee
(Duc de Richeleau)
Charles Gray (Mocata)
Nike Arrighi (Tanith)
Leon Greene (Rex)
Patrick Mower (Simon)
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (Countess)
Sarah Lawson (Marie)
Paul Eddington (Richard)
Rosalyn Landor (Peggy)
Russell Waters (Malin)
UNCREDITED CAST
Yemi Ajibade (African)
Patrick Allen (voice of Rex)
Liane Aukin, John Falconer, Anne Godley, Richard Scott, Peter Swanwick,
Bert Vivian (Satanists)
John Bown (receptionist)
Richard Huggett
Ahmed Khalil (Indian)
Willie Payne (servant)
Eddie Powell (The Goat of Mendes)
Keith Pyott
Mohan Singh
Zoe Starr (Indian girl)
PLOT SUMMARY
The Duc de Richleau discovers that the astronomical
society run by his protégé Simon is a front for a devil-worshipping
cult led by Mocata, a powerful and charismatic Satanist. The Duc,
aided by Rex Van Ryn, battle to save both Simon and another young
initiate, Tanith, from the Satanists and the terrifying apparitions
conjured up by Mocata.
CAPSULE REVIEW
The first and by far the best of Hammer's Dennis Wheatley
adaptations, The Devil Rides Out benefits from the
magnificent performances from Lee and Grey and some of Fisher's most
memorable set-pieces. Some of the shoddy effects let it down, as do
some bland supporting performances, but this isn't enough to prevent
the film from being one of Hammer's most unnerving and riveting productions.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Warner-Pathe Distributors Limited
Video Distributors: Warners; Lumiere (note: part of the opening
credits are omitted from the Warner issue)
Laserdisc Distributor: Encore (EE 1035 - part of a box set containing
The Devil Rides Out, Dracula: Prince
of Darkness (1965) and Quatermass
and the Pit (1967); includes - interview with
Christopher Lee; original theatrical trailers for all three movies;
behind-the-scences footage)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Luminous Film and Video Works
DVD Distributor: Anchor Bay (DV 10666 - includes: audio commentary by
Christopher Lee and Sarah Lawson; the World of Hammer
episode Hammer)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
UK
Rating: X; 18
TIMELINE
1968
July
20: UK - theatrical release
1995
October
Day Unknown: UK - laserdisc Distributor (Encore (EE 1035))
1996
August
3: UK - shown at the Barbican, London as part of the Hammer at the Barbican
season
24: UK - shown at the Barbican, London as part of the Hammer at the
Barbican season
2000
August
8: USA - DVD release (Anchor Bay (DV 10666))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Braut des Teufels, Die - Germany title
Devil's Bride, The - US title
Novia del diablo, La - Spanish title
Vierges de Satan, Les - French title
LINKS
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Many
Faces of Christopher Lee (1996)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cult Movies no.14 p.8 (USA)
review
Daily Cinema no.9524 (22 May 1968) p.7
(UK)
review
The Dark Side August 1995 p.15 (UK)
review
Dark Terrors no.1 (January 1992) pp.5-7
(UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, article
Dark Terrors no.3 p.16 (UK)
note
Dark Terrors 11 p.47 (UK)
review
Dark Terrors no.17 (2000) pp.45-46 (UK)
illustrated video review
Empire June 1999 p.150 (UK)
review (by Kim Newman)
Fangoria no.197 (October 2000) p.63 (USA)
DVD review
The House That Hammer Built no.6 (December
1997) pp.328-334 (UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review
The House That Hammer Built no.10 (October
1998) pp.91-106 (UK)
illustrated article
Kine Weekly no.3163 (25 May 1968) p.9
(UK)
review
Little Shoppe of Horrors no.12 (April
1994) pp.38-53 (USA)
illustrated credits, production report
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.35 no.414 (July
1968) p.102 (UK)
credits
Radio Times 17 - 30 December 1983 p.15
(UK)
review
Radio Times 29 August - 4 September 1987
pp.19, 23 (UK)
review, credits
Sight and Sound vol.3 no.12 (December
1993) p.60 (UK)
note
Starburst no.217 (September 1996) p.26
(UK)
illustrated short article
Variety 12 June 1968 p.26 (USA)
credits, review
BOOKS
English Gothic (2nd edition) pp.148-149
illustrated credits, review (by Jonathan Rigby)
The Hammer Story pp.120-121, 179
illustrated article, review (by Marcus Hearn, Alan Barnes), credits
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 p.102
credits, review
British National Film Catalogue vol.6
(1968)
credits, synopsis
KEYWORDS
book into film, the devil, giant spiders, magic, Satanism
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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