Sous l'emprise du démon
Réalisé par Roy BoultingMartin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
Sous l'emprise du démon Notations et commentaires
- d4nc920 janvier 2026One of my favorite Thrillers. Hayley Mills is always amazing 😍🥰
- Robert Shaw7 janvier 2026And now I know where the whistle from Kill Bill Vol 1 came from!!
- Dagmar D.28 octobre 2025I really enjoyed watching this movie, to see Beautiful and talented actors is a plus . Thanks Plex!
- Kevin Ward1 juillet 2025I was not familiar with this era of Hayley Mills filmography (post Pollyanna/Parent Trap, pre Miss Bliss/Saved by the Bell). So that, and Tarantino’s commandeering of the whistle score for Kill Bill had had me intrigued for a while. All in all. This was a pretty solid thriller. Controversial in it’s time for it’s thematics on chromosomal abnormalities and criminal behavior, but honestly there’s all kinds of dialogue that ranged from casually racist to misogynist to lots of other -ists. Still, at the center of it all is Mills, wholesome as ever as Susan, who’s being stalked by a boy essentially because she showed him some kindness and he showed her some dong. My goodness was not expecting Susan’s mommy to be as hospitable to little Georgie boy. There’s some funny moments, too. I think I died when the doctors are like “oh, you’re on your bed pan right now? 😬 I think we’re gonna bounce then.” Overall, I liked this more than I expected. A few more kills would have been nice but that’s kind of par for the course for a 60’s slasher. This definitely has me curious to check out some of Mills’ other thrillers from this era,
Sous l'emprise du démon Trivia
Sous l'emprise du démon was released on 20 décembre 1968.
Sous l'emprise du démon was directed by Roy Boulting.
Sous l'emprise du démon has a runtime of 1h 57min.
Sous l'emprise du démon was produced by Frank Granat, George W. George.
Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
The key characters in Sous l'emprise du démon are Susan Harper (Hayley Mills), Martin (Georgie) Durnley (Hywel Bennett), Joan Harper (Billie Whitelaw).
Sous l'emprise du démon is rated Not Rated.
Sous l'emprise du démon is a Drame, Thriller, Horreur film.
Sous l'emprise du démon has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.