The Devil Rides Out

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The Devil Rides Out

G,

1968,

1h 35m,

Horror

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2,500+ Ratings

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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.

Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 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.

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Chris Bennion

The Times (UK)

Mar 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!”).

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Variety Staff

Variety

Dec 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.

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

Oct 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.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 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.

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

May 7, 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]

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Theodore L

Dec 5, 2018

Hammer films hammer films!

Ron S

Oct 31, 2017

Hammer Films hired Richard Matheson (adept in the horror/supernatural genre) to adapt Dennis Wheatley's novel about Satan worshippers for the screen. The result takes for granted that evil powers exist and that men (such as Aleister Crowley) could tap into them and use them for their own purposes after much study of the ancient arts. In this film, that man is Mocata (Charles Gray) but he also appears (called Karswell) in my favourite film of this genre, Curse of the Demon (1957), played by Niall MacGinnis. The editing in The Devil Rides Out is tight and often cuts out the exposition - we jump right in to find that the Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and his friend Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) are worried about a friend who has been keeping too much to himself. They drop by his house to discover that he has recently joined a Satanic circle and then the plot launches from there, as Richleau and Van Ryn tangle with evil in an attempt to rescue their friend Simon and another girl Tanith before they are baptised on the evil Sabbath. The film blends references to arcane rituals with spooky (though fake-looking) special effects with rip-roaring adventure story action. Christopher Lee is his usual commanding presence - and fortunately he is on the side of good, rather than evil; otherwise, the Goat of Mendes might have won. As usual, the Hammer production values are top notch (those amazing cars and mansions) and this is one of their best releases.

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Albus M

Oct 17, 2017

Above average Hammer film, with Lee as a worldly, intelligent, & decent man of deep convictions.

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Terence Fisher

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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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