Eye of the Devil

1966 film by J. Lee Thompson
Movie film Q1219280
Eye of the Devil
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Summary

Eye of the Devil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: J. Lee Thompson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Robin Estridge[4], Dennis Murphy[5]
  • Composer: Gary McFarland[6]
  • Genre: horror film[7]
  • Cast member: Deborah Kerr[8], David Niven[9], Donald Pleasence[10], David Hemmings[11], Sharon Tate[12], Edward Mulhare[13], Flora Robson[14], Emlyn Williams[15], John Le Mesurier[16]
  • Producer: John Calley[17], Martin Ransohoff[18]
  • Production company: Filmways[19]
  • Director of photography: Erwin Hillier[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Commons category: Eye of the Devil (film)[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Color: black-and-white[24]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[25]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1966[26], December 6, 1967[27], March 7, 1968[28], March 31, 1968[29]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[30]
  • Narrative location: France[31]
  • Main subject: supernatural[32]
  • Film editor: Ernest Walter[33]
  • Title: Eye of the Devil[34]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[35]
  • Duration: 90 minutes[36]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.66:1[37]
  • Capital cost: 3,000,000 US dollars[38]
  • BBFC rating: 15 certificate[39]
  • Original film format: 35 mm film[40]

Why It Matters

Eye of the Devil has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MrRobertman · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Blu-ray.com film id → 262500
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
    Does the dog die? media id → 237202
    Capital cost → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+3000000'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Capital cost: 3,000,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v5.4"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 61634
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3488
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1967-12-06T00:00:00Z, +1968-03-07T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Robin Estridge, Dennis Murphy
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/770673471, m/eye_of_the_devil_1966
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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