Eye of the Devil

Infobox Film | name = Eye of the Devil


caption = from the film's trailer
director = J. Lee Thompson
producer = John Calley,
Martin Ransohoff
writer = Philip Loraine (novel - "Day of the Arrow"),
Robin Estridge,
Dennis Murphy
starring = Deborah Kerr,
David Niven,
Donald Pleasance,
David Hemmings,
Sharon Tate
music = Gary McFarland
cinematography = Erwin Hillier
editing = Ernest Walter
distributor = Filmways Pictures,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = 1967
runtime = 96 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:90779
imdb_id = 0061634

"Eye of the Devil" is a 1967 film with occult and supernatural themes. This film was set in rural France and filmed in England.

ynopsis

David Niven plays the owner of a vineyard, who is called back to the estate when it falls on hard times. Accompanied by his wife (Deborah Kerr), the couple are confronted by a beautiful witch (Sharon Tate), who also lives on the estate with her brother (David Hemmings). As time passes it becomes clear that a blood sacrifice is expected to return the vineyard to its former glory.

Filmed in 1965, it featured the first film performance of Tate, who was cast by Filmways executive Martin Ransohoff who hailed her as his great discovery. Finally released two years later it attracted little attention, however the "New York Times" wrote of Tate's "chillingly beautiful but expressionless" performance. Although it was not a commercial success in the United States when first released, it was popular in Europe, and it has acquired a degree of cult status, largely due to its surreal themes, and the 1969 murder of Tate.

The film is also known by the titles "Thirteen" and "13".

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