The Devil Rides Out (1968)

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Richard Matheson (writer)
Dennis Wheatley (novel)

Release Date:

20 July 1968 (UK)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The beauty of woman . . . the demon of darkness . . . the unholy union of "The Devil's Bride"

Plot:

Some followers of Satan want to sacrifice the niece of the Duke of Richeleau. But they did not think...

Plot Keywords:

Satanism | Giant Spider | Black Magic | Blood | Car Chase

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Duc de Richleau
Charles Gray	...	Mocata
Nike Arrighi	...	Tanith Carlisle (as Niké Arrighi)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yemi Ajibade	...	African (uncredited)
Patrick Allen	...	Rex (voice) (uncredited)
Liane Aukin	...	Satanist (uncredited)
John Bown	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
John Brown	...	(uncredited)
John Falconer	...	Satanist (uncredited)
Anne Godley	...	Satanist (uncredited)
Richard Huggett	...	(uncredited)
Ahmed Khalil	...	Indian (uncredited)
Willie Payne	...	Servant (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	...	The Goat of Mendes (uncredited)
Keith Pyott	...	Max (uncredited)
Richard Scott	...	Satanist (uncredited)
Mohan Singh	...	Mocata's servant (uncredited)
Zoe Starr	...	Indian girl (uncredited)
Peter Swanwick	...	Satanist (uncredited)
Bert Vivian	...	Satanist (uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Fisher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Matheson		writer
Dennis Wheatley		novel "The Devil Rides Out"

Produced by
Anthony Nelson Keys	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Spencer Reeve

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Makeup Department
Eddie Knight	....	makeup artist
Patricia McDermott	....	hair stylist
Roy Ashton	....	special makeup artist: Baphomet in Black Mass (uncredited)

Production Management
Ian Lewis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Arthur Cox	....	sound editor
A.W. Lumkin	....	supervising sound recordist
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Michael Staiver-Hutchins	....	special effects

Stunts
Mike Reid	....	stunt driver
Eddie Powell	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jack Silk	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Moray Grant	....	assistant editor
James Needs	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
June Randall	....	continuity
David Toguri	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Associated British-Pathé
• Hammer Film Productions
• Seven Arts Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1968) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Luminous Film & Video Works (video)

Also Known As:

The Devil's Bride (USA)
Braut des Teufels, Die (West Germany) [de]
Eromeni tou Diavolou, I (Greece) [el]
Novia del diablo, La (Spain) [es]
Vierges de Satan, Les (France) [fr]

Runtime:

Spain:96 min | USA:95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Associated British-Pathé

Trivia:

Christopher Lee has called it his favorite Hammer film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the observatory, when Simon lands on the head of the Goat of Mendes after being punched by de Richleau, it is clear the floor is made of foam rubber in order to cushion his fall.

Quotes:

Duc de Richleau: [watching as Rex and Tanith, now restored to life, walks toward the house] Come in my friends.
Marie Eaton: [rushes into the room with husband Richard carrying Peggy] She's alright!
[Sees Tanith standing there]
Marie Eaton: Tanith!
Duc de Richleau: Time itself has been reversed for us. Tanith's death; Peggy's abduction; the ride to Chilbury; the ritual in the cellar... all these things happened. But now, they have not happened. We're back. We are all safe again.
Simon Aron: And is Mocata also safe?
Duc de Richleau: You will also remember, Simon, what I said to you about the Angel of Death once being summoned...
Simon Aron: ...cannot return empty handed!
Duc de Richleau: Exactly. Tanith has been restored to us. But the age old law demands a life for a life, a soul for a soul. And there is only one man in all this world who could replace her life, her soul. The man who invoked the Angel of Death. Mocata *is* dead.
Simon Aron: Thank God!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Riders of the Storm (1986)

glorious, non-stop, thrill of an adventure

Watching this on DVD after gap of a couple of years, more or less immersed in the horror of Italian giallo and the product of Japan, I am surprised at just how good this is. Has to be hot candidate for the best Hammer and one of the best Christopher Lee performances. He actually seemed to enjoy this role as an upper class Brit struggling to pit himself against the powers of evil. This reminded me a little of Night of the Demon and certainly shares with that film the 'ordinariness' of the chums struggling against the devil himself and the believable power of that 'dark side'. For me this just fails to get 100% due to what I reckon is the only disappointment; Leon Greene and it is a bit unfair because its probably more the way his part is written. This very English tradition of having a bumbling Dr Watson type character to help the lead to explain what's happening to the audience and also to show how very clever he is. Still, it's a minor gripe when this is such a glorious, non-stop, thrill of an adventure which I should also mention includes a most effective and key performance from Nike Arrighi who is most convincing as 'the possessed'. Excellent.