The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin the Mad Monk
by Don Sharp, Terence Fisher
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Actor: Barbara Shelley, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, Francis Matthews, Richard PascoDirector: Don Sharp, Terence Fisher
Brand: Anchor Bay
Cinematographer: Arthur Grant
Cinematographer: Michael Reed
Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys
Writer: Anthony Hinds
Writer: Dennis Wheatley
Writer: Richard Matheson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 187 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-27
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin the Mad Monk
Movie Review: Christopher Lee double bill
Summary: 5 Stars
The Devil Rides Out is probably the best known book that Dennis Wheatley ever wrote. The Hammer film adaptation is pretty faithful to the book. The film version sees Christopher Lee (cast against type) as the heroic Duc de Richelieu fighting a coven of Satanists, led by Charles Gray's evil and sinister Mocata. The film is both eerie and frightening (the encounter with the Ab Human entity in the darkened house being a very good example) as the powers of Light and Darkness lock horns via their respective proxys...
Christopher Lee turns in a superlative performance as De Richelieu and Charles Gray is equally good as his Satanic nemesis - Mocata.
They receive sterling support from the rest of the cast who include Patrick Mower and Barbara Shelley.
Among occult movies, The Devil Rides Out stands out as one of the very best. It remains one of my all time faves and is highly recommended to anyone who has not seen it yet.
Rasputin The Mad Monk sees Christopher Lee back in more familiar territory ie. playing a villainous role. historically not very accurate this is nonetheless a film of colour and panache. Lee is superb in the title role as the greedy, psychotic, yet powerful Rasputin who is unashamedly ruthless and ambitious. Before long he has an unhealthy influence over the Tsarina and the Russian Royal Court because he appears to be able to ease the suffering of the haemophiliac boy prince - Nicky.
Visually stunning and with a great score to boot, Rasputin The Mad Monk makes a very good companion to the Devil Rides Out, on this Hammer double bill.
Summary of The Devil Rides Out/Rasputin the Mad Monk
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