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The Devil Rides Out

1968 · 96 min

A gripping battle of wills between good and evil, full of eerie occult imagery and mounting dread.

Tagline
The beauty of woman...The demon of darkness...The unholy of union.
Overview
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • power
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Terence Fisher
Written by
Richard Matheson
Starring
Christopher Lee, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Niké Arrighi, Charles Gray, Sarah Lawson, Paul Eddington, Patrick Allen
Music
James Bernard
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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