Satan's Slave (1976 film)

Satan's Slave
A poster for the film "Satan's Slave". It shows a man armed with a dagger about to stab a naked woman who is tied to a stone altar. In the background, a group of hooded figures look on with lit torches in hand.
Theatrical poster
Directed byNorman J. Warren
Screenplay byDavid McGillivray
Story byNorman J. Warren
Les Young
Moira Young
Produced byLes Young
Richard Crafter
Starring
CinematographyLes Young
John Metcalfe
John Simmons
Steve Haskett
Denis Balkin
Edited byNorman J. Warren
Music byJohn Scott
Production
companies
Monumental Pictures
Crystal Film Productions
Distributed byBrent Walker Film Distributors
Release date
  • 10 December 1976 (1976-12-10)[1]
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Satan's Slave is a 1976 British supernatural horror film directed by Norman J. Warren, written by David McGillivray, and starring Candace Glendenning, Michael Gough, Martin Potter, and Barbara Kellerman. Its plot follows a young woman who, after surviving a car accident that kills her parents, stays in the remote estate of her uncle and cousin, unaware that they are both necromancers who intend to sacrifice her to resurrect the spirit of a supernaturally-gifted ancestor.

The film, a production of Warren's newly formed company Monumental Pictures, was funded by producers Les Young and Richard Crafter with their own money and shot almost entirely on location in Pirbright, Surrey and Shepherd's Bush, London in late 1975. The following year, re-shoots were undertaken to film additional material and more violent, alternative versions of existing scenes with the aim of increasing the film's appeal to audiences in the Far East.

In the UK, Satan's Slave was originally released as a B movie. Critical reaction to the film has been mixed, with aspects such as the acting, script and plot drawing a variety of responses.

  1. ^ Grimley, Terry (4 December 1976). "Next Week's Films". Birmingham Post. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

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