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The Devil Rides Out.
TrifibianTerror - wrote on 11/23/2009
The Devil Rides Out.
Based upon a novel by Dennis Wheatly of the same name, The Devil Rides Out is an occult thriller based around the battle between good and evil, good being the gentlemanly Duke de Richleau (portrayed magnificently by Christopher Lee), his friend Rex van Ryn and Simon, battling an evil Satanic cult, led by the sinister Mocata (played superbly by Charles Gray). Among the collateral vicitms is the beautiful Tanith, who is to be saved by de Richleau and Rex. De Richleau and Rex try to stop their friend Simon from becoming a fully fledged member of the cult, whilst trying to defeat the demoniac Mocata and his monstrous cohorts.
While the movie leaves a Hell (excuse the pun) of a lot of stuff out of the book, it does quite well. Lee plays de Richleau perfectly, keeping …
