![]() ![]() ![]() In any case, they did a good job with the infant F/X, at least for the mid-70s. The creators obviously wanted to take "Rosemary's Baby" to the next level. There's a fairly shocking and obscene "devil baby" sequence. One thing I never cared to see in life was Christopher Lee's butt (actually, it was his stunt double, Eddie Powell). Unfortunately Lee is also show in the nude, albeit from behind. ![]() For those who care, Kinski is shown completely naked from the front near the end, which was/is controversial since she was still 14 years-old during shooting, almost 15. Speaking of Hammer, "To the Devil a Daughter" doesn't FEEL like a Hammer picture from the '60s and early '70s, which is a nice (and unsuspected) change, I guess. ![]() Producers seemed to have more money to work with in this regard than most Hammer films. It was Hammer's answer to American horror hits like "The Exorcist" (1973) and "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), but Wheatley was furious with the numerous changes and called the film "obscene." It's a slow-burn occult-oriented mystery with good locations and a notable cast. The story of "To the Devil a Daughter" (1976) is loosely based on Dennis Wheatley's 1953 novel. They require her for some diabolical ritual. In London, an occult novelist (Richard Widmark) is asked to protect a man's daughter, a young nun (Nastassja Kinski), from a cult of satanists led by a towering man who seems to possess supernatural powers (Christopher Lee). ![]()
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