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 Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Ast. Director	Bert Batt	38	25 Apr 1930		6 Nov 2011	81	13		13
Camera Operator	Moray Grant	50	13 Nov 1917		17 Sep 1977	59	29		29
Casting	Irene Lamb						9		9
Choreographer	David Toguri	34	25 Oct 1933		15 Nov 1997	64	1		1
Continuity	June Randall	41	26 Jun 1927		18 Jan 2015	87	6		6
Director	Terence Fisher	64	23 Feb 1904		18 Jun 1980	76	31		31
Director of Photog.	Arthur Grant BSc	53	1915		1972	56	30		30
Editor	Spencer Reeve	44	10 Dec 1923		15 Dec 1975	52	8	2	10
From the classic novel by	Dennis Wheatley	71	8 Jan 1897		10 Nov 1977	80	3		3
Hair Stylist	Pat McDermot	38	1930		2015	84	5		5
Make-up	Eddie Knight	43	14 Mar 1925		27 Aug 1996	71	31		31
Music Composer	James Bernard	42	20 Sep 1925		12 Jul 2001	75	24	1	25
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	60	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Painter	Michael Finlay	20	23 Apr 1948	23.04.1948		75		19	19
Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	56	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	41		41
Production Manager	Ian Lewis	35	23 Nov 1932	23.11.1932		90	5		5
Recording Supervisor	A.W. Lumkin	55	1 Feb 1913		25 Oct 1985	72	30		30
Screenplay	Richard Matheson	42	20 Feb 1926		23 Jun 2013	87	3		3
Sound Editor	Arthur Cox						4	1	5
Sound Recordist	Ken Rawkins	50	Jan 1918		1971	52	18		18
Special Effects	Michael Stainer-Hutchins	46	1 Jan 1922		5 Mar 1983	61	1	1	2
Supervising Art Director	Bernard Robinson	55	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	57	46	3	49
Supervising Editor	James Needs	48	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Wardrobe Mistress	Janet Lucas	22	1 Jan 1946	01.01.1946		77	1		1
Wardrobe Supervisor	Rosemary Burrows						36	5	41
Uncredited
Associate Producer	Michael Stainer-Hutchins	46	1 Jan 1922		5 Mar 1983	61	1	1	2
Associate Producer	Peter Daw							1	1
Ast. Boom Operator	Peter Margrave							7	7
Clapper Loader	Peter Carmody	24	1944	01.01.1944		79		6	6
Continuity Ast.	Jimmy Spoard	48	14 Sep 1919		Aug 1998	78		2	2
Focus Puller	Bob Jordan							16	16
Gaffer	Steve Birtles	53	12 Nov 1914		2003	88	13	14	27
Production Designer	Bernard Robinson	55	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	58	46	3	49
Production Staff	Stephen Hyde	17	1951	01.01.1951		72		3	3
Second Ast. Director	Christopher Neame	25	24 Dec 1942		12 Jun 2011	68	15	9	24
Special Effects	Les Bowie	54	10 Nov 1913		27 Jan 1979	65	32	11	43
Special Make-up Artist	Roy Ashton	59	16 Apr 1909		10 Jan 1995	85	36	4	40
Stunt Coordinator	Eddie Powell	41	9 Mar 1927		11 Aug 2000	73	2	11	13
Stunt Driver	Jack Silk	45	10 Sep 1922		12 Mar 2005	82		1	1
Stunt Driver	Mike Reid	28	19 Jan 1940		29 Jul 2007	67		1	1
Third Ast. Director	Bill Westley	29	1939	01.01.1939		84		5	5

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info						Credited	Uncredited	Total
Countess	Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies	77	25 Jan 1891		27 Jan 1992	101	2		2
Duc de Richeleau	Christopher Lee	46	27 May 1922		7 Jun 2015	93	22		22
Malin	Russell Waters	60	10 Jun 1908		19 Aug 1982	74	4		4
Marie	Sarah Lawson	39	6 Aug 1928		18 Aug 2023	95	2		2
Mocata	Charles Gray	39	29 Aug 1928		7 Mar 2000	71	1		1
Peggy	Rosalyn Landor	9	7 Oct 1958	07.10.1958		64	2		2
Rex	Leon Greene	37	15 Jul 1931		19 Jun 2021	89	2		2
Richard	Paul Eddington	41	18 Jun 1927		4 Nov 1995	68	1		1
Simon	Patrick Mower	29	12 Sep 1938	12.09.1938		84	2		2
Tanith	Nike Arrighi	21	9 Mar 1947	09.03.1947		76	2		2
Uncredited
African	Yemi Ajibade	38	28 Jul 1929		24 Jan 2013	83	1	2	3
Chauffeur	Jeff Silk	42	23 Dec 1925	25.12.1925	19 Oct 1999	97		3	3
Indian	Ahmed Khali							1	1
Indian Girl	Zoe Starr							1	1
Max	Keith Pyott	66	9 Mar 1902		6 Apr 1968	66	2	2	4
Mocata's Servant	Mohan Singh							1	1
Receptionist	John Brown	34	1 Jul 1934		5 Nov 2017	83	2	2	4
Rex Van Ryn (voice)	Patrick Allen	41	17 Mar 1927		28 Jul 2006	79	4	2	6
Satanist	John Tatham	56	29 Jul 1911		Dec 1996	85	1	8	9
Satanist	Peter Swanwick	45	29 Sep 1922		14 Nov 1968	46	1	1	2
Satanist	John Falconer	53	9 Dec 1914		16 Nov 1994	79		1	1
Satanist	Liane Aukin	31	17 Aug 1936		18 Aug 2016	80	1	1	2
Satanist	Anne Godley	38	1930		30 Sep 2017	87		1	1
Satanist	Bert Vivian							1	1
Satanist	Fred Stroud							3	3
Satanist	Richard Scott							1	1
Servant	Willie Payne	45	1 Sep 1922		2017	94		2	2
The Goat of Mendes	Eddie Powell	41	9 Mar 1927		11 Aug 2000	73	2	11	13
With	Richard Huggett	39	25 Apr 1929		7 Apr 2000	70		1	1

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