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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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