Devil Rides Out, The

The Devil Rides Out
Credits
Title:	The Devil Rides Out
Directed by:	Terence Fisher
Written by:	Richard Matheson
Produced by:	Anthony Nelson Keys
Music by:	James Bernard
Cinematography:	Arthur Grant
Edited by:	Spencer Reeve
Production
Distributors:	Hammer Film Productions Seven Arts Pictures Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released:	July 20th, 1968
Rating:	G
Running time:	95 min.
Country:	UK
Language:	English
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The Devil Rides Out is a British feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was directed by Terence Fisher with a screenplay written by Richard Matheson. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by author Dennis Wheatley. The movie was produced by Hammer Film Productions & Seven Arts Pictures and released theatrically in the United Kingdom on July 20th, 1968. It was released in the United States through Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation on December 18th, 1968.

Cast

Actor	Role
Christopher Lee	Duc de Richleau
Charles Gray	Mocata
Niké Arrighi	Tanith Carlisle
Leon Greene	Rex van Ryn
Patrick Mower	Simon Aron
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies	Countess
Sarah Lawson	Marie Eaton
Paul Eddington	Richard Eaton
Rosalyn Landor	Peggy Eaton
Russell Waters	Malin

Notes & Trivia

• The Devil Rides Out redirects to this page.

• There are a total of only ten credited cast members in this film.

• Production on The Devil Rides Out began on August 7th, 1967. Principal filming concluded on September 29th, 1967.

• Studio shots from the movie were filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England.

• When Twentieth Century Fox distributed the film in the United States, the title was changed to The Devil's Bride.

• The setting of this film is rural England between April 29th, 1929 and May 2nd, 1929.

• Actor Patrick Allen recorded the dubbing for Leon Greene's character, Rex van Ryn.

Fun Facts

• The tagline for this film is "The beauty of woman... the demon of darkness... the unholy union of "The Devil's Bride"!"

• Actor Christopher Lee has appeared in over a dozen horror movies for Hammer Film Productions. He is usually cast as an antagonist and has played the roles of Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, and Kharis the Mummy - to name a few.

• Actress Sarah Lawson was married to Patrick Allen, who had an uncredited role for doing the voice-over dubbing for Leon Greene.

• Planet of the Apes star Roddy McDowall was originally tapped to play Simon Aron, but had to leave the project early in production to take care of an ill friend. Patrick Mower was hired to replace him.

• Voice actor Patrick Allen also played Captain Collier in the 1962 Hammer film Night Creatures.

Recommendations

Children of the Corn Conjuring, The Devil Inside, The Jeepers Creepers Jeepers Creepers 2 Jennifer's Body

Left in Darkness Mirrors Oculus Ring, The Sinister Sinister II

See also

Hammer Horror Hammer Horror media Hammer Horror images

Hammer Horror films Hammer Horror characters Hammer Horror miscellaneous

External Links

• The Devil Rides Out at IMDB
• The Devil Rides Out at Wikipedia
• The Devil Rides Out at Letterboxd.com
• The Devil Rides Out at Rotten Tomatoes

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Hammer Horror This article relates to the films produced under the "Hammer Horror" banner of Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions category. Dracula Dracula (1958) • Brides of Dracula (1960) • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) • Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) • Scars of Dracula (1970) • Dracula 1972 A.D. (1972) • The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) • Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Frankenstein Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) • Evil of Frankenstein (1964) • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) • Horror of Frankenstein (1970) • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) The Mummy The Mummy (1959) • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) • Mummy's Shroud, The (1967) • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) Others X the Unknown (1956) • The Abominable Snowman (1957) • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) • Curse of the Werewolf (1961) • Scream of Fear (1961) • Phantom of the Opera (1962) • Kiss of the Vampire (1963) • Paranoiac (1963) • Nightmare (1964) • The Old Dark House (1963) • The Gorgon (1964) • Plague of the Zombies (1966) • The Reptile (1966) • The Devil Rides Out (1968) • The Vampire Lovers (1970) • Lust for a Vampire (1971) • Hands of the Ripper (1971) • Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) • Countess Dracula (1971) • Twins of Evil (1972) • Demons of the Mind (1972) • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) • To the Devil a Daughter (1976)