Directed by:
Peter SykesCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Paul GlassCast:
Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Nastassja Kinski, Michael Goodliffe, Howard Goorney, Ed Devereaux, Peter Sykes, Honor Blackman (more)Plots(1)
Communicated priest Father Michael Rayner (Christopher Lee, Count Dracula) is a man hell-bent on revenge, seeking partnership with non-other than Satan, the Prince of Darkness. When Henry Beddows (Denholm Elliott, Raiders of the Lost Ark), a man fearful for his own soul, intervenes to save his daughter Catherine (Nastassja Kinski, Tess) from Rayner's control nothing prepares him for the evil and mayhem ahead. Desperate to stop Rayner and his dastardly ways, American occult novelist John Verney (Richard Widmark, The Alamo), aided by friends Anna Fountain (Honor Blackman,Goldfinger) and David (Anthony Valentine,Performance) take up the formidable fight, battling a flood tide of satanic rituals and devil worship, where it’s not just about staying alive – it’s about saving one’s soul. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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A rather lame answer to Rosemary's Baby and The Omen, probably interesting only for fans of Christopher Lee and B-movies of various kinds.
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To the Devil a Daughter was practically the swan song of Hammer Films. It is a solid genre flick with a very impressive cast (Richard Widmark and Christopher Lee are great), although I was more entertained by its first two-thirds of the movie when they built up the dark atmosphere very well rather than the conclusion. The end of the movie feels terribly rushed and concludes quite anticlimactically. Putting some kind of memorable twist at the end would have been nice.
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I don't think the British-German film To the Devil a Daughter deserves that much criticism, because there's definitely a lot of good to be found in it. Yes, the story isn't original and can seem a bit long-winded at times, but the final unravelling is brilliantly shot, including the excellent visuals. The performances of the two male leads only underscore the fact that this film is watchable.
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