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	2011	80	13
Camera Operator	Moray Grant	50	13 Nov 1917	17 Sep 1977	59	24
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	31
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 McDermot	38	1930	2015	85	5
Make-up	Eddie Knight	42	14 Mar 1925	27 Aug 1996	71	9
Music Composed by	James Bernard	42	20 Sep 1925	12 Jul 2001	75	23
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	60	6 Oct 1907	11 Aug 1993	85	60
Produced by	Anthony Nelson-Keys	56	13 Nov 1911	19 Mar 1985	73	41
Production Manager	Ian Lewis	35	23 Nov 1932	Living	88	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	2
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	45
Supervising Editor	James Needs	48	17 Oct 1919	2003	83	94
Wardrobe Mistress	Janet Lucas	22	1 Jan 1946	Living	74	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	21
Malin	Russell Waters	59	10 Jun 1908	19 Aug 1982	74	4
Marie	Sarah Lawson	39	6 Aug 1928	Living	92	1
Mocata	Charles Gray	39	29 Aug 1928	7 Mar 2000	71	1
Peggy	Rosalyn Landor	9	7 Oct 1958	Living	62	1
Rex	Leon Greene	37	1931	Living	89	2
Richard	Paul Eddington	40	18 Jun 1927	4 Nov 1995	68	1
Simon	Patrick Mower	29	12 Sep 1938	Living	82	1
Tanith	Nike Arrighi	20	3 Sep 1947	Living	73	2

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