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To the Devil a Daughter

1976 · 95 min

A slow, uneasy descent into occult menace, with a few shocking images that linger long after.

Tagline
...and suddenly the screams of a baby born in Hell!
Overview
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Peter Sykes
Written by
Christopher Wicking
Starring
Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Nastassja Kinski, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott, Michael Goodliffe, Eva Maria Meineke, Anthony Valentine
Music
Paul Glass
Cinematography
David Watkin
Runtime
95 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
Latin, English

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