When a member of his flock, Henry Beddows (Denholm Elliott, Raiders of the Lost Ark), reaches out to author John Verney (Richard Widmark, Kiss of Death), the story focuses on Beddows’ daughter Catherine (Natassia Kinksi, Cat People). Father Michael has left the church and is now the leader of a group of Satanists. The movie starts off strong with Christopher Lee playing an excommunicated priest, Father Michael Raynor. However, To The Devil…A Daughter (1976) ultimately wasn’t the film they were hoping for. Hammer, on the other hand, was struggling and needed a big theatrical hit. Hollywood was dominating with movies concentrating on demonic possession and devil worship. Hammer had done so twice before ( The Devil Rides Out and The Lost Continent) and with his novels dealing with the occult, the timing was perfect. Hammer had acquired the permission of author Dennis Wheatley to produce another film based on one of his novels. Unfortunately, the last film he had a starring role in turned out to be the end of the original Hammer era. However, everyone best knows Lee for his numerous horror flicks from Hammer Films. In fact, he continues to make movies today with two more films due in The Hobbit trilogy. Christopher Lee is the last of the true horror legends that is still with us.
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