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The Devil Rides Out

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When the Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) arrive at a fashionable party thrown by de Richleau's protégé, Simon Aron (Patrick Mower), they soon realize that the party is in fact a gathering of a Satanic cult, led by the high priest Mocata (Charles Gray), that plans to initiate the beautiful Tanith (Nike Arrighi) that night. It's up to de Richleau and Van Ryn to defeat the devil-worshiping Mocata and save innocent young Tanith and the others from a terrible fate.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/23/2023
3.5/4
To this day, there are scenes that send giddy chills hurtling up and down my spine every time I think about them. Go to Full Review Chris Bennion The Times (UK) 03/27/2023
The music is shrill, the screams of the leading ladies shriller still, and the dialogue is satisfyingly hokey (”Don’t look at the eyes, Rex!”). Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 12/10/2007
Fisher's direction makes one of the Satanic orgies a production highspot, aided by some frenzied choreography by David Toguri and apt mood music. Go to Full Review Jeremy Aspinall Radio Times 10/31/2024
4/5
In a refreshing change from using monsters of lore and literature as instruments of terror, this Hammer classic harnesses unearthly forces and hellish entities like the Goat of Mendes and the Angel of Death to chill the blood. The result is riveting. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/22/2022
6/10
Pervasive weirdness, even if nonsensical, tends to win out in these kinds of tales; afterwards might be a different matter, but at the time, many of the concepts appear sincere. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 05/07/2020
The film doesn't offer the slightest respite to the viewer from the first minute, in which the main theme is directly addressed and the characters are perfectly defined by Fisher's camera. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Oui L Aug 18 Fantastic Hammer horror gothic goodness! I highly recommend this! See more Jason W May 18 Very dry, standard Hammer film, a few decent scenes but overall nothing amazing. See more David C 11/11/2024 The only redeeming quality is it ends. Acting couldn't be more wooden if it was reshot with puppets, dialogue so stilted and editing so amateurish you actually would be forgiving in thinking it was a parody. See more Bruce W @Maverick1926 08/19/2024 I really can’t see what so many people see in this film. I know we have to accept that it was made in 1968 so the “special effects” are not anyway near special by today’s standards but even for then seeing a spider who kept changing size I comparison to his surroundings and a horse whose hooves seemed to be dancing killed any kind of horror it was supposed to invoke. I was also left wondering how Christopher Lee managed to keep a straight face as he trotted out all kinds of mumbo jumbo that he just happened to know. At least they tried to point us in the right direction when a moment was meant to be tense by cranking up the tense music. Although this was not enough. The finale was just weird where things just happened and you had no idea why and it was left to Christopher Lee to explain what had happened because it certainly wasn’t clear to us watching. Finally it went on far too long. See more babarizam D 07/08/2024 My only disappointment is there was no naked dance, usually all satanic rituals have that element thats why they are so attractive. See more Thom G 06/05/2024 The Devil Rides Out offers an entertaining journey into the world of satanic cults, making it a very good horror film in its own right. Despite some dated special effects, it remains suspenseful, engaging, and highly enjoyable—no doubt influenced by the presence of Christopher Lee in the cast! See more Read all reviews
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Terence Fisher

Director

Christopher Lee

Duc de Richleau

Charles Gray

Mocata

Nike Arrighi

Tanith Carlisle

Leon Greene

Rex Van Ryn

Patrick Mower

Simon Aron

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Synopsis When the Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) arrive at a fashionable party thrown by de Richleau's protégé, Simon Aron (Patrick Mower), they soon realize that the party is in fact a gathering of a Satanic cult, led by the high priest Mocata (Charles Gray), that plans to initiate the beautiful Tanith (Nike Arrighi) that night. It's up to de Richleau and Van Ryn to defeat the devil-worshiping Mocata and save innocent young Tanith and the others from a terrible fate.
Director
Terence Fisher
Producer
Anthony Nelson Keys
Production Co
Hammer Films
Rating
G
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m
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