Réalisation:
Peter SasdyScénario:
Stanley PricePhotographie:
Kenneth TalbotMusique:
Ron GrainerActeurs·trices:
Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence, Caroline Munro, Hilary Mason, John Steiner, Floella Benjamin, Reg Thomason (plus)Résumés(1)
This weird British hybrid of The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby and It's Alive! stars Joan Collins as a stripper who spurns the advances of a lecherous dwarf and is subsequently cursed by a monstrous baby - which emits horrifying demonic howls and attacks everyone within reach, including his parents, his nanny and the family doctor (Donald Pleasence). A final exorcism is attempted by a nun (Eileen Atkins), for what it's worth. No clear explanation is given for the link between the spurned dwarf and the demonic influence placed upon the homicidal tyke (even the countless Italian Exorcist knock-offs usually maintained some sort of twisted logic), and the considerable potential for horror in the killer-baby concept is not explored thoroughly enough to keep viewers involved. Also released as I Don't Want To Be Born. (Scorpion Releasing)
(plus)Critiques (1)
The Devil Within Her is not a film for the discerning horror viewer. It's a film for those who don't expect too much from a horror film and don't mind that the subject matter is handled in a sort of standard way, without much thought or effort. The Devil Within Her is just such a film, but it didn't offend my tastes enough to not give it at least an average rating. I liked Joan Collins here.
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