History Film / TheDevilRidesOut

* AdultFear: Both the Eatons and the Duc de Richleau undergo this. Richleau attempts to save Simon, whom he considers a surrogate son, from Mocata and his coven. The Eatons have their daughter Peggy kidnapped by Mocata, who intends to sacrifice her to the Devil.

* {{Satan}}: Present as a BiggerBad and makes a brief appearance in his "horned-goat with human body" form.

The adaptation of the Creator/DennisWheatley [[Literature/TheDevilRidesOut classic]], starring Creator/ChristopherLee. This time he's PlayingAgainstType as a hero: namely, the Duke of Richleau (or "Duc le Richleau" as the movie calls him). The plot, same as the novel, centers around the Duke of Richleau attempting to save a friend from the claws of an evil Satanist cult, headed by the foreboding Mr. Mocata (played by Creator/CharlesGray). But can Richleau ward off the forces of darkness before it's too late?

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Gray's Mocata is a lot more handsome than the book's version, while Marie is a rare inversion of this trope, going from young and glamorous to pleasantly middle-aged.

* BiggerBad: Mocata is merely the chief disciple of {{Satan}}, who's the real evil behind the movie.

* XanatosSpeedChess: It can be said the entire movie is essentially a mental battle between Richleau and Mocata for the soul of two individuals.

* WomanInWhite: Tanith at the ceremony.

The adaptation of the Creator/DennisWheatley [[Literature/TheDevilRidesOut classic]], starring Creator/ChristopherLee. This time he's PlayingAgainstType as a hero: namely, the Duke of Richleau (or "Duc le Richleau" as the movie calls him). The plot, same as the novel, centers around the Duke of Richleau attempting to save a friend from the claws of an evil Satanist cult, headed by the foreboding Mr. Mocata (played by [[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow Charles Gray]]). But can Richleau ward off the forces of darkness before it's too late?

The adaptation of the Creator/DennisWheatley [[Literature/TheDevilRidesOut classic]], starring Creator/ChristopherLee as the Duke of Richleau (or "Duc le Richleau" as the movie calls him), playing the main hero, [[PlayingAgainstType in a departure of the norm]]. The plot, same as the novel, centers around the Duke of Richleau attempting to save a friend from the claws of an evil Satanist cult, headed by the foreboding Mr. Mocata (played by [[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow Charles Gray]]). But can Richleau ward off the forces of darkness before it's too late?

* BigGood: Richleau, the resident TheHunter.

* TheCult: The main antagonists are a Satanic cult.

* PragmaticAdaptation: While the film is largely faithful to the novel, a number of changes were nevertheless made. Possibly the greatest one involves changing the relationships between the characters: whereas in the novel Marie and Richard were close friends of Richleau and Rex, in the film Marie is Richleau's niece (and hence Peggy is Richleau's great-niece). It arguably works in giving Richleau an additional personal stake in the matter, as now it is not only an innocent family that is being threatened by Mocata's coven, but his own relatives as well. In addition, Peggy undergoes an [[AgeLift age lift]], going from a toddler in the novel to a ten-year-old girl in the film.

* AdultFear: Both the Eatons and the Duc undergo this. The Duc attempts to save Simon, whom he considers a surrogate son, from Mocata and his coven. The Eatons have their daughter Peggy kidnapped by Mocata, who intends to sacrifice her to the Devil.

* PragmaticAdaptation: While the film is largely faithful to the novel, a number of changes were nevertheless made. Possibly the greatest one involves changing the relationships between the characters: whereas in the novel Marie and Richard were close friends of the Duc de Richleau and Rex, in the film Marie is the Duc's niece (and hence Peggy is the Duc's great-niece). It arguably works in giving the Duc an additional personal stake in the matter, as now it is not only an innocent family that is being threatened by Mocata's coven, but his own relatives as well. In addition, Peggy undergoes an [[AgeLift age lift]], going from a toddler in the novel to a ten-year-old girl in the film.

->'''Richleau''': ''[[WhatIsEvil Do you believe in evil]]''?

->'''Richleau''': ''Do you believe in [[DarkIsEvil the power of darkness]]?''

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The saceriest scenes are the suspense scenes, every time we actually see a demon, it's a bit unconvincing!

** Rex doesn't do much better.

It received critical acclaim and was a big hit. The movie is known for being one of the last great classics of Franchise/HammerHorror productions, and one of the few times Christopher Lee is playing a good guy for a change. In North America it was known as "The Devil's Bride".

It received critical acclaim and was a big hit. The movie is known for being one of the last great classics of HammerHorror productions, and one of the few times Christopher Lee is playing a good guy for a change. In North America it was known as "The Devil's Bride".

-->'''Richleau''': ''[[WhatIsEvil Do you believe in evil]]''?
-->'''Rex''': ''As an idea.''
-->'''Richleau''': ''Do you believe in [[DarkIsEvil the power of darkness]]?''
-->'''Rex''': ''That's a superstition!''
-->'''Richleau''': ''Now there you are wrong! The power of darkness is more than just a superstition, it is a living force, which can be tapped at any given moment of the night''.

* TheDarkArts: DicussedTrope by Mocata, but ultimately it's quite clear that it's ''a bad thing''.