a science fiction movie rather than a horror movie. Michael Carreras said the film "simply didn't work... the people who made it forgot about the ending." Carerras says he asked Nat Cohen of EMI Films for additional funds to do a new ending– "I had it properly written out and we knew exactly what to do"– but Cohen refused. This was Michael Goodliffe's last film, made shortly before he killed himself while suffering from depression. Lee's line "It is not heresy... and I will not recant!" was sampled by heavy metal band White Zombie for the song "Super-Charger Heaven". The movie's title was also referenced by White Zombie in the song "Black Sunshine" ("To the devil, a daughter comes...") Kinski was fourteen years old at the time of filming her frontal nude scene. Critical reception , To the Devil...a Daughter holds a 40% approval rating on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. Variety called the film a "lacklustre occult melodrama" that "seems padded and tentative, and though horrific in spots the actual shock value is remarkably subdued." Linda Gross of the Los Angeles Times found the story "a confusing vacillation between special effects, hallucinations, psychic trances and ongoing narration," but thought the film was "distinguished by engrossing performances," "superior photography" and "eerie music." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post was negative, writing that the film "seems to have been scripted, directed and edited with extreme haste and negligence, as if the filmmakers had to keep one step ahead of process servers or the finance company." Tony Rayns of The Monthly Film Bulletin praised the "expert special effects" and "no-nonsense script," and commented that Christopher Lee played his role "with a gusto absent from his performances for many years." Leonard Maltin's home video guide gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, saying it was "well made but lacks punch." Time Out called it "a good deal more interesting than the rest of the possession cycle, but still a disappointment." References External links 1976 films 1976 horror films 1970s supernatural horror films British supernatural horror films Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios English-language German films Films based on horror novels Films based on works by Dennis Wheatley Films directed by Peter Sykes Hammer Film Productions horror films Films about Satanism EMI Films films West German films Constantin Film films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films