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The Devil's Nightmare

1971 · 95 min

A slow, eerie descent into gothic dread, where sin is punished with grim irony and the devil gets the last laugh.

Tagline
EXORCISM! The one last hope for the possessed … But this time the devil wins!
Overview
Seven tourists sent by Satan to a castle are caught by a ghastly woman as they commit deadly sins.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • morality
  • death
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy
Directed by
Jean Brismée
Written by
Jean Brismée, Patrice Rhomm, Pierre-Claude Garnier
Starring
Erika Blanc, Jean Servais, Daniel Emilfork, Jacques Monseau, Lucien Raimbourg, Colette Emmanuelle, Ivana Novak, Shirley Corrigan
Music
Alessandro Alessandroni
Cinematography
André Goeffers
Runtime
95 min
Country
Belgium, Italy
Languages
French

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