''Devils of Darkness'' is a 1965 British horror film directed by

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and starring

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, Hubert Noël and

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.Devils of Darkness
''Film & TV Database''. Retrieved 20 September 2013.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70'' Hemlock Books 2013 p 145-147 It was the last feature film directed by Lance Comfort.

Plot

A group of vampires and satanic worshippers led by Count Sinistre (who earlier in the film has claimed Tania, a local gypsy woman as his companion) seek fresh victims in a small town in Brittany inhabited by gypsies. Baxter is on holiday with a group of friends in this town. Count Sinistre returns with Tania after being accidentally resurrected to terrorise the townspeople on All Soul's Night, and murders three of Baxter's friends. Baxter, initially sceptical of the supernatural nature of the town, becomes suspicious and stays in town with a talisman belonging to Sinistre taken from the scene of one of the murders. Sinistre pursues Baxter in an attempt to recover the talisman and murders Baxter's acquaintances along the way.

Cast

– Paul Baxter * Hubert Noël – Count Sinistre *

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– Tania * Tracy Reed – Karen Steele *

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– Madeleine Braun *

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– Anne Forest *

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– Inspector Malin *

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– Bouvier – the Hotel Manager * Brian Oulton – The Colonel * Walter Brown – Bruno *

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– Dr. Robert Kelsey * Victor Brooks – Inspector Hardwick *

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– Old Gypsy Woman *

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– The Duchess *

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– Midge

Reception

Author and film critic

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awarded the film two out of four stars, calling it "Intelligent, with great use of color, but flat, slow, and ultimately trivial."

References

External links

* 1965 films 1965 horror films Films directed by Lance Comfort Films shot at Pinewood Studios British vampire films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-horror-film-stub