“I have high hopes for this film, and it will prove, once and for all, I can be accepted in a completely normal role” In The Hammer Story, Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes report that Lee said after filming this movie,
As a result, Lee was sorely missed in scenes where he didn’t have a part. Lee had the most impressively groomed moustache and goatee ever, and these in combination with his towering presence and baritone voice ensured he dominated every scene he appeared in. In the leading role is Hammer regular, Christopher Lee – in this, the favourite of his Hammer roles – as the intriguingly titled, Duc Nicholas de Richleau. This terrifying music sets the scene for this horror film quite bombastically and its eerieness is felt even in the film trailer. The opening track was composed by James Bernard, who wrote music for many horror films for Hammer and Amicus productions. However, I feel the colour and font used in the credits do seem incongruous with this film set in 1929 and rural England. These pictures add to the spooky ambience in this film, telling of how good people can be lured by the occult. The film opens with funky pre-70s opening titles and is accompanied by outlines of star sign symbols and chilling looking goat heads in lime green and crimson red neon. This evil role was filled magnificently by Charles Gray, in what in retrospect could be seen as some serendipitous casting by the director. Naturally, Lee as the hero of the hour needed to be up against an actor who would be his equal on-screen in the villainous role to make the events more credible. This film was renamed The Devil’s Bride for the American audience to make it sound less like a Western.
The Devil Rides Out / Official Theatrical Trailer (1968) HD, Hammer AND PHOTOS © warner patheĪfter playing villains from Dracula to Frankenstein in many Hammer horror films, it was a treat to find Christopher Lee in a good guy role in this British horror, The Devil Rides Out (1968).
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