''Devils of Darkness'' is a 1965 British

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directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Sylvester,

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Plot

A group of

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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

* William Sylvester – Paul Baxter *

– Count Sinistre * Carole Gray – Tania * Tracy Reed – Karen Steele * Diana Decker – Madeleine Braun * Rona Anderson – Anne Forest * Peter Illing – Inspector Malin * Gerard Heinz – Bouvier – the Hotel Manager *

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– The Colonel * Walter Brown – Bruno * Eddie Byrne – Dr. Robert Kelsey * Victor Brooks – Inspector Hardwick * Marie Burke – Old Gypsy Woman * Marianne Stone – The Duchess * Avril Angers – Midge

Reception

Author and film critic Leonard Maltin 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