Review of To the Devil a Daughter (1976) by Allan C — 24 Dec 2014
Weak Hammer Horror ripoff of "The Exorcist" and "Rosemary's Baby." The film does feature a strong cast that includes Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott and a 14 year old Nastassja Kinski.
The film is based on a Dennis Wheatley novel, who also provided the source material for one of Hammer's best films, "The Devil Rides Out," though Wheatley criticized this film for not following his novel.
Maybe if it had done so, this film would have been better. While seeming highly derivative this film also seems a lot more salacious that other Hammer pictures. Hammer pictures always featured beautiful buxom women, but this film borders on sexploitation and not in an enjoyable campy way.
Still, there are enough effective moments and a solid cast to make it worth checking out for fans of the genre.
This review of To the Devil a Daughter (1976) was written by Allan C on 24 Dec 2014.
To the Devil a Daughter has generally received mixed reviews.
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