Review of Eye of the Devil (1966) by Neil O — 18 Jun 2011
David Niven and Deborah Kerr lead this forgotten forgotten Wicker Man-ish horror thriller set in rural France though filmed in England. It also features a veritable roll-call of Brit Horror alumni and half forgotten TV faces.
Director Lee J. Thompson's film has some genuinely creepy moments as Kerr uncovers the secret behind husband Niven's sudden trip back to his birthplace, a small French vineyard plagued by a poor grape crop.
Particularly effective is a sequence where Kerr is tormented by a group of hooded figures at the grave of Niven's ancestor and pretty much everything involving Tate (looking stunning) and a bow-and-arrow wielding Hemmings as a diabolical sister/brother act.
Beautifully filmed in crisp monocrome.
This review of Eye of the Devil (1966) was written by Neil O on 18 Jun 2011.
Eye of the Devil has generally received positive reviews.
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