To The Devil A Daughter (1976)

My rating - 7/10

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An occult novelist is tasked with looking after a young nun who will become the target of a satanic cult when she turns eighteen. As her birthday approaches the novelist becomes more and more desperate as he realzes the cult will stop at nothing to get to her, and that includes murdering anyone who stands in their way.

Based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley this Hammer production contained so much violent content that the author made it clear that Hammer would never be allowed to adapt anymore of his books into films. This movie has a bit of a bad reputation but I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as some say. The cast is great and includes Christopher Lee, Natasha Kinski, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott and Richard Widmark and all do a good job in their respective roles. Christopher Lee pretty much disowned it after its release though due to all the production problems, which are well worth reading up on.

It's definitely one of the more violent and gory hammer movies and it also contains some striking nudity. The effects are good, although a couple of the optical effects, especially near the end look very dated now The movie ends abruptly as the longer version that was filmed sadly no long exists. If you're into Hammer movies or occult horror then go into this with an open mind and there's plenty to enjoy here. Definitely not the best Hammer movie but far from the worst either.

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