1 | * AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/ChristopherLee had been lobbying hard for Hammer to do an adaptation of a Dennis Wheatley novel. He called this his favourite role. He also expressed interest in doing a remake reprising the role. |
2 | * ChristmasRushed: To meet deadlines, some of the special effects weren't finished. The 2012 Blu-Ray notably fixed many of them; the scene with the GiantSpider being given a shadow and CGI smoke, flames added behind the Angel of Death and some matte lines tidied up. |
3 | * ColbertBump: This film gave Dennis Wheatley's black magic themed books a real boost in popularity. |
4 | * CompletelyDifferentTitle: The movie's US title was changed to ''The Devil's Bride'' because its original title made it sound much too much like a Western. |
5 | * CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/ChristopherLee called it his favorite Hammer movie. |
6 | * CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Dennis Wheatley, author of the book, loved the film. He was considerably less happy with Hammer's next adaptation of his work - ''To the Devil, A Daughter''. |
7 | * DuelingWorks: This came out the same year as ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' - a story about Devil worshippers. As such it wasn't much of a hit in America, but enjoyed plenty of success in Britain. |
8 | * ExecutiveMeddling: |
9 | ** The reason that the orgy scene is so tame, and the characters so modestly dressed. And the fact that the sabbat is never completed. |
10 | ** Additionally the censors meant that the words 'cult' or 'Satan' couldn't be said on screen by any characters. |
11 | ** Subverted in another case. Hammer wanted a more typical MsFanservice in the role of Tanith, but director Terence Fisher fought to have Nike Arrighi. |
12 | * FollowTheLeader: To ''Film/CityOfTheDead'' and ''Film/TheWitches1966'' - other horror films about black magic and human sacrifice. |
13 | * NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: The horse used for the Angel of Death scene was asthmatic and thus couldn't do too much in one go - resulting in a lot of slow-motion and repeated shots. |
14 | * PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristopherLee is unambiguously TheHero in this piece. |
15 | * RealLifeRelative: Leon Greene was dubbed by Patrick Allen - who was the husband of Sarah Lawson (Marie). |
16 | * SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Was made four years after it was first proposed, after worries over ExecutiveMeddling towards the Satanism had relaxed. |
17 | * ShownTheirWork: Some of the incantations and symbols were from the Golden Dawn rituals, making the black magic depicted in the film semi-authentic. |
18 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
19 | ** A script in 1963 was rejected by Universal for being "too English". |
20 | ** Creator/GertFrobe was the first choice for Mocata. |
21 | ** Creator/RoddyMcDowall was scheduled to play Simon. However, he had to pull out at the last minute in order to stay in New York to care for his good friend Creator/LouiseBrooks, who was stricken with emphysema and arthritis. Creator/PatrickMower replaced him at the last minute. |
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