| Eye of the Devil | |
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 from the film's trailer |
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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Produced by | John Calley, Martin Ransohoff |
| Written by | Philip Loraine (novel - Day of the
Arrow), Robin Estridge, Dennis Murphy |
| Starring | Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Donald Pleasance, David Hemmings, Sharon Tate |
| Music by | Gary McFarland |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Editing by | Ernest Walter |
| Distributed by | Filmways
Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1967 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Eye of the Devil is a 1967 film with occult and supernatural themes. This film was set in rural France and filmed in England.
David Niven plays the owner of a vineyard, who is called back to the estate when it falls on hard times. Accompanied by his wife (Deborah Kerr), the couple are confronted by a beautiful witch (Sharon Tate), who also lives on the estate with her brother (David Hemmings). As time passes it becomes clear that a blood sacrifice is expected to return the vineyard to its former glory.
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 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.
The film is also known by the titles Thirteen and 13.
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