The film underwent an incredibly meticulous framebyframe clean up that removed roughly 1. The films tone is serious, lacking the intentional camp and tongueincheek style of many other hammer titles. The devil rides out official theatrical trailer 1968 hd youtube. Things start to go wrong when he discovers a rune inserted in crowleys diary when visiting new orleans. The devil rides out 1968 hammer edition bluray filmdetails. When i first saw the 1968 horror film the devil rides out several years back at one of nycs numerous revival theatres, i thought it was one of the best hammer films that id ever seen, and made a mental note to check out dennis wheatleys 1934 source novel one day. With a title like the devil rides out, i was fully expecting a badass hells angel bikie covered in pentagram tattoos, and sporting a pair of ugly goats horns poking out each side of his head, to ride onscreen astride a gleaming, roaring harley. The devil rides out 1967 after a titles sequence involving spooky music, red smoke and vaguely cabalistic symbols, were brought straight back into the modern. While best known for his dracula and frankenstein movies, this fascinating blend of adventure thriller and satanic shocker is not to be overlooked. He has built up a suspenseful pic, with several tough highlights, and. Dennis wheatleys black magic novel becomes a hammer horror movie, with christopher lee for once in the role. A writer of graphic novels who is given the task of writing a biography on the foremost occultist aleister crowley. Easily the best film out of hammers transitional period from highenergy classics to lowbrow entertainment, the devil rides out is perfect for all of the studios enthusiasts.
Its about characters who dont know the north will winand sometimes dont much seem to care. The final stand off between the friends and the devil himself is a setpiece to rival any horror climax. Christopher lee and leon greene in the devil rides out 1968 christopher lee in the devil rides out 1968. The film s best moments belong to charles gray, playing the charming, hypnotic leader of the devil cult which holds simon in its thrall. Though i enjoyed reading the devil rides out again having meantime seen the film twice, some of the magic was lost. In common with most hammer films of the 1960s, the music is overdone. For the special features of the official dvd release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of doctor who. Youll not only lose your mind, but youll lose your soul christopher lee on the occult duration. Needless to say, after such an exhaustive restoration which is detailed in one of the film s extras, the devil rides out has never looked better than this. The devil rides out official theatrical trailer 1968 hd. The devil rides out kept me engaged the first time i saw it over 40 years ago on tv. Easily the best film out of hammers transitional period from highenergy classics to lowbrow entertainment, the devil rides out is perfects for all of the studios enthusiasts. Unlike certain other hammer films, the devil rides out has little sexual or violent content. Song the devil rides out main theme from the devil rides out artist philip martell.
The devil rides out dvd is a masterful hammer thriller about the occult and devil worship. At stake, the souls of two young initiates trying to escape mocatas clutches. The devil rides out is a flawed but highly entertaining production by hammer directed by terence fisher, one of the best british directors of horror genre, with a good story of satanic cult. Production began on 7 august 1967, the film is directed by terence fisher and starred christopher lee, charles gray, nike arrighi and leon. Dec 27, 2010 this one is a bit more of a summary than a trailer, sort of a combination of both. The devil rides out 1968 shout factory bluray kultcinema. It was written by richard matheson and directed by terence fisher. Sorry for the repeat of music from dookus legacy 3, but the music is just too good not use again. Dennis wheatleys novel of black magic is brought to splendid life in a 1920s period setting. Hammer film productions seven arts productions associated britishpathe. The devil rides out shows hammer at the height of its powers, reuniting a steely, imperious christopher lee and maestro fisher, working from richard mathesons superb adaptation of dennis wheatleys novel. Romane des englischen bestsellerautors dennis wheatley geisterte, eine seiner liebsten filmrollen. Without dracula or frankensteins monster in the film, the studio showed that they could deliver classic horror films and this is certainly one of their best efforts despite it not doing all that well when it was released. Costume horror, gothic film release date jul 20, 1968 usa unknown.
The films greatest strength rests in the casting of christopher lee as the hero rather than the villain. With christopher barry, terrance dicks, richard franklin, damaris hayman. The devil rides out benefitted from some exquisite timing, beginning production around the time the novel rosemarys baby was published and hitting theaters just a few weeks after roman polanskis masterpiece of an adaptation was taking the genre by storm. The devil rides out agrees wholeheartedly with that estimation. The devil rides out, known as the devils bride in the united states, is a 1968 british horror film, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by dennis wheatley. Fishers direction makes one of the satanic orgies a production highspot, aided by some frenzied choreography by david toguri and apt mood music. Fisher was a fixture of dozens of b horror films in the 60s, including previously directing christopher lee as dracula and peter cushing as van helsing in dracula. Az the devil rides out cimu videot hunmovie nevu felhasznalo toltotte fel az film animacio kategoriaba. The devil rides out is a wicked tale of devil worship and black magic, brought to life through another commanding role given to the great christopher lee. Christopher lee, charles gray, arrighi nike, sarah lawson, gwen ffrangcondavies, paul eddington, mower patrick, leon greene writer. The movie is known for being one of the last great classics of hammer horror.
The devil rides out official theatrical trailer 1968. Thus we come to the analysis of the 1968 film incarnation of wheatleys novel, the devil rides out, starring christopher lee and james gray, directed by terence fisher. While sunny counterculture utopianism held sway through the late 1960s, englands hammer film productions remained lurking in the shadows. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips order your copy here. Back in the late 60searly 70s, i devoured dennis wheatleys novels, the black magic books as well as the more traditional historicals. Which is a big damned shame, as while time has dulled the edge of some of the studios output, the devil rides out continues to shine as one of its very finest films. The devil rides out is easily one of the most entertaining of terence fishers hammer movies. The devil rides out director terence fisher has a ball with this slice of black magic, based on the dennis wheatley novel. Retitled to the devils bride for us release, because the devil rides out sounded too much like a western. The devil rides out is a standout film in hammers massive film library.
The devil rides out, known as the devils bride in the united states, is a 1968 british horror film, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by dennis. Things start to go wrong when he discovers a rune inserted in. Ride with the devil is the first civil war film i can recall that is not told with the benefit of hindsight. The power of darkness is more than just a superstition, it is a living force, which can be tapped at any given moment of the night. Album hammer horror classic themes 19581974 original soundtrack recordings. This has a very good reputation in the pantheon of hammer films and its easy to see why. Over the years, this films reputation has grown enormously, and its cult status must be as high as any horror movie. To repeat, if the film is a favorite, one cannot do better than this new region 1 presentation of the devil rides out. The film s greatest strength rests in the casting of christopher lee as the hero rather than the villain.
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