The Devil Rides Out (film)
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Written by | Richard Matheson |
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The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley |
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Christopher Lee Charles Gray Niké Arrighi Leon Greene Patrick Mower Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Sarah Lawson Paul Eddington Rosalyn Landor Russell Waters Eddie Powell (uncredited) |
| Music by | James Bernard |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Spencer Reeve |
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Warner-Pathé (UK) 20th Century Fox (US) |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £285,000 |
| Box office | 276,459 admissions (France) |
The Devil Rides Out, (known as The Devil's Bride in the United States), is a 1968 British horror film, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Terence Fisher. The film stars Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi and Leon Greene.
Set in London and the south of England in 1929, the story finds Nicholas, Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee), investigating the strange actions of the son of a friend, Simon Aron (Patrick Mower), who has a house replete with strange markings and a pentagram. He quickly deduces that Simon is involved with the occult. Nicholas de Richleau and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) manage to rescue Simon and another young initiate, Tanith (Niké Arrighi), from a devil-worshipping cult. During the rescue, they disrupt a ceremony on Salisbury Plain, in which the Devil (Baphomet) himself appears.
They escape to the home of the Eatons, friends of Richleau and Van Ryn, and are followed by the group's leader, Mocata (Charles Gray), who has a psychic connection to the two initiates. After visiting the house to discuss the matter and an unsuccessful attempt to influence the initiates to return, Mocata forces Richleau and the other occupants to defend themselves through a night of black magic attacks, ending with the conjuring of the angel of death. Richleau is able to repel the angel, but it kills Tanith instead (as once summoned, it must take a life).
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