By 1976 Hammer was closing operations. This was the last horror movie the company produced until 2008. Originally offered to Don Sharp (who left unsatisfied with the screenplay), it was finally directed by Peter Sykes, with an impressive cast, including Christopher Lee, Nastassja Kinski, Richard Widmark, Denholm Elliott, and Honor Blackman. But the star here is cinematographer David Watkin. The multi-awarded director of photography of "Chariots of Fire", "The Three Musketeers", and "Out of Africa" does an amazing work, with lighting, angles, movements and framing that suggest something sinister is at stake. He and art director Don Picton made very good use of all exterior and interior locations, giving the film an elegant look to sustain this sordid tale of Devil-worshipping.
Review of To the Devil a Daughter
