The Devil's Rain (film)

The Devil's Rain
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Fuest
Written by	Gabe Essoe James Ashton Gerald Hopman[1]
Produced by	James V. Cullen Michael S. Glick[1]
Starring	Ernest Borgnine Eddie Albert William Shatner Keenan Wynn Tom Skerritt Joan Prather Ida Lupino Anton LaVey
Cinematography	Alex Phillips, Jr.[1]
Edited by	Michael Kahn[1]
Music by	Al De Lory[1]
Distributed by	Bryanston Distributing Company[1]
Release date	7 August 1975 (1975-08-07) (New York)
Running time	85 minutes[1]
Countries	Mexico United States[1]
Language	English[1]
Box office	$1.8 million[2]

The Devil's Rain is a 1975 supernatural horror film directed by Robert Fuest. The ensemble cast includes William Shatner, Tom Skerritt, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino and Keenan Wynn. John Travolta made his film debut in a minor role. During filming, Travolta converted to the Scientology religion after co-star Joan Prather gave him a copy of the book Dianetics written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.^[3][4][5][6] Satanist Anton LaVey is credited as the film's technical advisor and appeared in the film playing a minor role. Although it takes place in an unspecified part of the American Southwest, the movie was shot in Durango, Mexico.^[1]