I wanted to point out the obvious influence The Omen had on this movie, but the two were released only a month apart. Weird, no? Hell, even Rosemary's Baby didn't come out until the next year. Maybe it was just the era's response to the Satanic panic.
Anyway, the movie is very good. In fact, I'd say it is one of the best from Hammer, and a big departure from their typical period piece, gothic horror movies. Christopher Lee is great, as for usual. The rest of the cast are perfect, too; no dead weight.
To the Devil a Daughter does drag in a few places, but is still gripping, nevertheless. It plays out more like a thriller/mystery with horror elements, and would be a perfect movie for a dreary October night.
My favorite part about the film is that it is deadly serious. No one is winking at the camera. There is no comic relief. Okay, baby Satan is a little silly, but it was likely the best they could do. Plus, he climbs inside Kinski's vagina - pretty brutal.
It's easy to see how this movie has inspired other horror directors' films (e.g., The House of the Devil, and Lords of Salem). Speaking of, the first bit of dialog here was sampled by White Zombie for "Super-charger Heaven." Maybe some of the scream too, hard to tell.
Beautiful and talented young lady
one of the Hammer that Christopher Lee of satanist does well, a lost Richard Widmark a young Nastassja Kinski. Not bad
Hammer's answer to The Omen, but not very good. Talented actors are wasted in this drivel that wallows in blood and nudity. I'm going to draw a ring around myself to protect me from further nonsense.
Shout by Chris BrinkBlockedParent2024-06-01T16:48:15Z
Seems to have influenced THE FIRST OMEN (2024)