The Devil Rides Out (film)

The Devil Rides Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byRichard Matheson
Based onThe Devil Rides Out
1934 novel
by Dennis Wheatley
Produced byAnthony Nelson Keys
StarringChristopher Lee
Charles Gray
Niké Arrighi
Leon Greene
Patrick Mower
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Sarah Lawson
Paul Eddington
Rosalyn Landor
CinematographyArthur Grant
Edited bySpencer Reeve
Music byJames Bernard
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner-Pathé (UK)
20th Century Fox (US)
Release dates
  • 20 July 1968 (1968-07-20) (UK)
  • 18 December 1968 (1968-12-18) (US)[1]
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£285,000[2]
Box office276,459 admissions (France)[3]

The Devil Rides Out (U.S. title: The Devil's Bride), is a 1968 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi and Leon Greene.[4] It was written by Richard Matheson based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Dennis Wheatley.

It is considered one of Terence Fisher's best films.[5] It was the final film to be produced by Seven Arts Productions after the company was merged with Warner Bros. to become Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on 15 July 1967.

  1. ^ "This Week's Openings". New York Daily News. New York City. 15 December 1968. p. 209 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes, The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films, Titan Books, 2007, p. 121
  3. ^ Box office information for Terence Fisher films in France at Box office Story
  4. ^ "The Devil Rides Out". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ Hutchings, Peter (2001). Terence Fisher. Manchester University Press. pp. 148–151. ISBN 0-7190-5637-3.