Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

VividSimon Simply Perfect

Bereamic Awesome Movie

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Coventry Why is Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" one of the greatest and most atmospheric horror classics in history? Because the suspense broods slowly and the direction the story is heading towards to remains mysterious… Very mysterious! For most of the running time, you didn't have a clue that we were dealing with an almost entire cast full devil-worshipers because they were behaving so damn normal and civilized. Of course, Polanski's original classic was the only movie that could benefit from this surprise twist and you can't really blame "The Devil's Daughter" (or any of the other two-hundred "Rosemary's Baby" rip-offs, for that matter) for knowing from beforehand that every cast-member is a Satanist. So, no matter how hard Shelley Winters and Abe Vigoda try to come across as gentle and friendly elderly folks, they simply have "evil disciple" written all over their forehead! This naturally doesn't take away the fact that "The Devil's Daughter" is an enjoyable and competently made TV-movie from the early 70s; complete with an impressive ensemble cast and a more than talented director behind the cameras (Jeannot Swarc, who would later direct the fantastic but underrated creature-feature "Bug" and the first and only worthwhile sequel to "Jaws"). The story opens with a cameo appearance by Diane Ladd as the mother who refuses to keep a promise she made to Satan the Dark Lord himself around 21 years ago when her only daughter Diane was born. Satan, who doesn't show his face but walks around on crutches, obviously doesn't like betrayal and orders his minions to kill her. At her funeral, the unsuspecting Diana accepts an invitation from the caring Lilith Malone – allegedly a close friend of her mother – to move in with her. Lilith throws many parties and introduces Diane to several of her prominent friends, but she also gets very mad when the young girl announces that she wants to move in with her friend Susan. But then, Diane falls in love with Susan's hunky boyfriend Steve… "The Devil's Daughter" occasionally gives the impression of being very tedious and drawn-out, but that's probably just because you know exactly what will happen. The last 10-15 minutes, on the other hand, are very intense and chilling. There's even an ingenious mini-twist just before the climax that I really appreciated! The cast is a pleasure to glaze at, with stellar performances from the aforementioned Winters and Vigoda, but also from Jonathan Frid ("Dark Shadows"), Ian Wolfe, Robert Foxworth and the fantastic classic actor Joseph Cotton.

Putzberger In 1973, ABC assembled multiple-Oscar winner Shelley Winters, "Citizen Kane" and "The Third Man" veteran Joseph Cotten, Martha Scott from the film version and original stage production of "Our Town," talented young character actress Diane Ladd, and, for good measure, Abe Vigoda fresh from getting taken for a ride toward the end of "The Godfather." Wow, were they doing Shakespeare? Chekhov? A mini-series based on a classic American novel? Nope, they were donning robes and playing a coven of California witches scaring the bejesus out of poor Belinda Montgomery in "The Devil's Daughter," a cheap "Rosemary's Baby" knock-off. I don't know if all these distinguished actors needed the money, wanted to have some silly fun, or assumed that Robert Foxworth was destined for greater things than he actually achieved and was in need of some acting lessons, but the result is silly Satanic camp that will have you screaming with more laughter than fear.Before the credits roll, we watch Miss Ladd attempt to ward off some creepy home intruders with a gun that apparently misfires and kills her. We first see stiff, somber, shy young Belinda at the funeral for her mother, Ladd, who must have married extremely young and extremely well since her only child is already in her 20s after having spent her life in boarding and convent schools. This sheltered upbringing explains her awkwardness, extreme politeness, and lack of fear when Shelley Winters, chauffeured by a mute Jonathan Frid, shows up after the funeral, claims she was Ladd's best friend, and invites her home for lunch. Veteran film watchers knew that by 1973 Shelley was a bad omen, but Belinda must never have seen "What's The Matter With Helen" since she graciously accepts Shelley's invitation to stay in her mansion. Things at the manor get weird enough to change Belinda's pinched expression from mildly depressed to mildly disturbed, so she moves out into an apartment with a perky Marlo Thomas clone. Shelley is furious at Belinda, but they patch things up just in time for the latter to attend a party the former throws in her honor so she can meet her mother's old friends, one of whom is anthropologist Abe Vigoda, speaking in a bad Bela Lugosi accent and enticing young Belinda into performing a "Mexican Indian" dance with him. Yes, you read that right, this movie features an Abe Vigoda dance number, and if that isn't funny enough, all the Hollywood vets in attendance start chanting "HAIL THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER" at a whirling, dazed Belinda. And this is before we even meet Joseph Cotten as a crusty old judge who, for some reason, still works at a law firm, or Scott's son Foxworth, the stiff but ambitious architect with whom Belinda finds the true love that will shield her from the clutches of the coven . . . or will it? The film is an unintentional (?) advertisement for Satanism since the devil-worshipers appear to be having a lot more fun than goody-two-shoes sourpuss Montgomery. Cotten happily hams it up in a way that his former patron Orson Welles would appreciate, Vigoda looks like he's always on the verge of hysterics (perhaps he was), and Shelley, wearing a succession of absurd hats as she chain-smokes long brown cigarettes, leaves no scenery unchewed as Belinda's malevolent benefactress Lilith (yep, Lilith) Malone. You'd think that Belinda would prefer life in Shelley's sprawling Victorian home, with Frid to wait on her and two loony, strudel-baking old ladies next door, to renting an ugly apartment with a Breck girl in the next bedroom and dullard Foxworth upstairs, but the script needs her to be unhappy, so off she goes. But . . . for how long?

Vince-5 Obviously inspired by Rosemary's Baby, this obscure ABC-TV movie is still quite entertaining in its own right. The amazing cast goes full tilt, with the ever-delightful Shelley Winters taking top honors as Lilith. Though slightly hampered by overall TV stylings, it features an ample amount of tension, an imaginative opening credits sequence of flames and silhouettes, and an explosive, nightmarish twist ending. Be warned, though--The Devil's Daughter is very difficult to find. I saw it on the Sci-Fi Channel a few years ago and haven't been able to locate it since. Interestingly, it runs an hour and a half with commercials, whereas most TV movies run two hours. Fun, scary, and short!

cerebral-3 Although the "devil's gonna get you" plot may have been an over-kill of the 1970's horror flicks, this film deserves merit for a memorable surprise ending and a seasoned cast including: Shelley Winters, Joseph Cotton, Robert Foxworth, Jonathan Frid and Martha Scott. It would have been a worthy film to make into video!