The Devil Rides Out – 1968

A Hammer film production presented by Associated British Pathe Limited and released through Warner-Pathe Distributors Limited (UK) and Twentieth Century-Fox (USA)
Copyright MCMLXVII Hammer films Productions Limited – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate No. 21721
The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional
RCA Sound System
Made at the Elstree Studios of Associated British Productions Limited, Boreham Wood, Herts, England
Technicolor 95 mins
Storyline
When his ward, Simon Aron, fails to turn up at a reunion, the Duc de Richleau drives down to his house with his friend Rex. When they get there, Simon is somewhat disturbed by their arrival, as he has a house full of guests, a meeting of what he describes as an ‘astronomical society’ led by the sinister Mocata. However, the Duc, who has made a study of esoteric doctrines, soon realises that he and Rex have in fact stumbled in on a black magic circle and that Simon is shortly to undergo his final initiation into the devil-worshipping cult. A terrifying battle of the forces of good and evil ensues, as de Richleau and Mocata vie for control of Simon’s very soul!
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Crew
Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | |
Assistant Director | Bert Batt | 37 | 25 Apr 1930 | 6 Nov 2011 | 81 | 13 | |
Camera Operator | Moray Grant | 50 | 13 Nov 1917 | 17 Sep 1977 | 59 | 29 | |
Casting | Irene Lamb | 9 | |||||
Choreographer | David Toguri | 34 | 25 Oct 1933 | 15 Nov 1997 | 64 | 1 | |
Continuity | June Randall | 40 | 26 Jun 1927 | 18 Jan 2015 | 87 | 6 | |
Directed by | Terence Fisher | 63 | 23 Feb 1904 | 18 Jun 1980 | 76 | 31 | |
Director of Photography | Arthur Grant, BSc | 53 | 1915 | 1972 | 57 | 30 | |
Editor | Spencer Reeve | 44 | 10 Dec 1923 | 15 Dec 1975 | 52 | 8 | |
From the classic novel by | Dennis Wheatley | 70 | 8 Jan 1897 | 10 Nov 1977 | 80 | 3 | |
Hair Stylist | Pat McDermott | 38 | 1930 | 2015 | 85 | 5 | |
Make-up | Eddie Knight | 42 | 14 Mar 1925 | 27 Aug 1996 | 71 | 31 | |
Music Composed by | James Bernard | 42 | 20 Sep 1925 | 12 Jul 2001 | 75 | 24 | |
Musical Supervisor | Philip Martell | 60 | 6 Oct 1907 | 11 Aug 1993 | 85 | 103 | |
Produced by | Anthony Nelson-Keys | 56 | 13 Nov 1911 | 19 Mar 1985 | 73 | 41 | |
Production Manager | Ian Lewis | 35 | 23 Nov 1932 | 89 | 5 | ||
Recording Supervisor | A.W. Lumkin | 54 | 2 Feb 1913 | 25 Oct 1985 | 72 | 30 | |
Screenplay by | Richard Matheson | 41 | 20 Feb 1926 | 23 Jun 2013 | 87 | 3 | |
Sound Editor | Arthur Cox | 4 | |||||
Sound Recordist | Ken Rawkins | 50 | 1918 | 1971 | 53 | 18 | |
Special Effects | Michael Stainer-Hutchins | 46 | 1922 | 5 Mar 1983 | 61 | 1 | |
Supervising Art Director | Bernard Robinson | 55 | 28 Jul 1912 | 2 Mar 1970 | 57 | 46 | |
Supervising Editor | James Needs | 48 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 110 | |
Wardrobe Mistress | Janet Lucas | 22 | 1946 | 76 | 1 | ||
Wardrobe Supervisor | Rosemary Burrows | 36 |
Cast
Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Appearances | |
Countess | Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies | 76 | 25 Jan 1891 | 27 Jan 1992 | 101 | 2 | |
Duc de Richeleau | Christopher Lee | 45 | 27 May 1922 | 7 Jun 2015 | 93 | 22 | |
Malin | Russell Waters | 59 | 10 Jun 1908 | 19 Aug 1982 | 74 | 4 | |
Marie | Sarah Lawson | 39 | 6 Aug 1928 | 93 | 2 | ||
Mocata | Charles Gray | 39 | 29 Aug 1928 | 7 Mar 2000 | 71 | 1 | |
Peggy | Rosalyn Landor | 9 | 7 Oct 1958 | 63 | 2 | ||
Rex | Leon Greene | 37 | 15 Jul 1931 | 19 Jun 2021 | 89 | 2 | |
Richard | Paul Eddington | 40 | 18 Jun 1927 | 4 Nov 1995 | 68 | 1 | |
Simon | Patrick Mower | 29 | 12 Sep 1938 | 83 | 2 | ||
Tanith | Nike Arrighi | 20 | 9 Mar 1947 | 74 | 2 |
Production
FILMING BEGAN | 7 August 1967 | |
UK RELEASE | 21 July 1968 | |
STUDIO | Elstree Studios of Associated British Picture Corporation, Hertfordshire, England | |
LOCATION | Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England | Sabbat ceremony |
Edgwarebury Hotel, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England | Richard's house-exterior | |
High Canons, Buckettsland Lane, Well End, Hertfordshire, England | Home of Macato |
Footnotes
This was the first of three adaptations of novels by prolific author Dennis Wheatley which Hammer brought to the screen, the other two being “The Lost Continent” (the book was called “Uncharted Seas”) (1968) and “To the Devil a Daughter” (1976).
The voice of Leon Greene was dubbed by actor Patrick Allen, who can be seen in Hammer’s “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth” (1969).
Paul Eddington became a firm favourite with television audiences with his roles in BBC TV’s sitcoms “The Good Life”, “Yes, Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister”.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection