Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil is a 1967 film with occult and supernatural themes, but which stops short of being a conventional horror film.

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1967 - Film - Occult - Supernatural - Horror film

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Produced in association with Filmways Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was set in rural France, filmed in England, and directed by J. Lee Thompson.

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Filmways Pictures - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - France - Directed - J. Lee Thompson

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It stars David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Donald Pleasance, Edward Mulhare, Flora Robson, Emlyn Williams, Sharon Tate, David Hemmings and John Le Mesurier.

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David Niven - Deborah Kerr - Donald Pleasance - Edward Mulhare - Flora Robson - Emlyn Williams - Sharon Tate - David Hemmings - John Le Mesurier

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Niven plays the owner of a vineyard, who is called back to the estate when it falls on hard times. Accompanied by his wife (Kerr), the couple are confronted by a beautiful witch (Tate), who also lives on the estate with her brother (Hemmings). As time passes it becomes clear that a blood sacrifice is expected to return the vineyard to its former glory.

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Filmed in 1965, it featured the first film performance of Tate, who was cast by Filmways executive Martin Ransohoff who hailed her as his great discovery. Finally released two years later it attracted little attention, however the New York Times wrote of Tate's "chillingly beautiful but expressionless" performance. Although it was not a commercial success in the United States when first released, it was popular in Europe, and it has acquired a degree of cult status, largely due to its surreal themes, and the 1969 murder of Tate.

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1965 - Martin Ransohoff - New York Times - Europe - 1969

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The film is also known by the titles Thirteen and 13.

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