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[suspiria10 · 6/10 · 8 July 2006]

Carroll Baker stars as a woman targeted by a group of international jewel thieves who mistake her for her twin sister. It would seem that her twin made off with a serious rock of some other families jewels. Two men help the desperate woman to run from the pursuing thieves but are they what they seem.

'Seven Faces' starts out with the feel of a 'Giallo' (even the name seems to indicate it) but you soon find out that it's a fairly standard crime thriller with the prerequisite twist. The production is pretty standard. It's not overly visually interesting and the script isn't much better. For fans of the genre only.

Bloodless giallo

[gridoon · 5/10 · 10 December 2006]

It could perhaps be argued that "The Devil With Seven Faces" shouldn't even be categorized as a giallo, but even though the gore is largely missing (most of the killings are simple shootings), many of the other typical characteristics of the genre are here: the colorful title, the convoluted, twisty and often nonsensical plot (one bit with an apparently dead old lady whose body disappears makes no sense at all!), the music, the European locations, the general "feel", and George Hilton as a charming/shady character. Carroll Baker is several cuts above the average giallo heroine (and boy does she have GREAT LEGS), but on the whole this film is merely passable. Still, those who enjoy the genre and have learned to accept its flaws should probably check this one out. (**)

The Giallo that wasn't

[Coventry · 4/10 · 30 March 2011]

"The Devil has Seven Faces" isn't a giallo, but admittedly it looks and sounds more like a giallo than most genuine gialli do. Now that was a weird sentence! Allow me to elaborate. The enticing title, the starring of George Hilton and Carroll Baker and the Stelvio Cipriani musical score have got written "GIALLO" all over it. Without even knowing what the plot is about, these elements are enough to convince all avid fans of Italian cult cinema that we're dealing with a bona fide giallo here. The plot, however, is that of a crime-thriller/mystery movie. There are no heavily breathing perverts with black gloves massacring scantily dressed fashion models here. Instead, "The Devil has Seven Faces" is an overly convoluted diamond heist thriller full of double-crossing and untrustworthy characters. Beautiful businesswoman Julie Harrison's life gets turned upside down when she suddenly receives threats, harassments and unwelcome visitors. It seems like her twin sister Mary stole a valuable diamond in London and vanished. Now the fellow jewel thieves that her sister double-crossed are mistaken Julie for Mary and terrorize her. She seeks help with a befriended lawyer Dave Barton and his hunky friend Tony Shane. Even though the men do everything to protect her, Julie's life is increasing danger. "The Devil has Seven Faces" is a fairly adequate Italian thriller, but like so often the case with these films, the screenplay tries to be overly clever and misleading, resulting in one too many convoluted plot twists. The film is also too talkative, especially during the first hour, and contains only a handful memorable moments of action, including a shoddy car chase and a tense confrontation inside a windmill. Speaking of windmills, for some reason the majority of the film (or at least all the exterior sequences) are shot in The Netherlands. I have no idea what the added value of that was, because it's weird to see all the road signs and newspaper clippings in Dutch. There are quite a number of shootouts and suggestive killings, but this definitely isn't a gory film. It's not even at all sleazy even though the cover image illustrates Carroll Baker in lingerie. Cipiriani's music is sensual and very lounge-like as usual.

Crime thriller with marginal horror overtones

[exoticafan · 17 February 2004]

This film was one of two videos featuring Carroll Baker that I found in a resale shop in Portland, Oregon. The reason I say this is that they both seem to be specialty videos dubbed from international sources and initially sold on a "request only" basis. Being a fan of La Baker, I was anxious to try both. This movie was lensed by a director primarily known for peplum and spaghetti westerns, but manages a nice steady clip and passable performances from the international cast. The plot involves Baker and her "twin sister" with international jewel thieves and a missing diamond. It appears that the criminal element believes Baker is her sister, involved with the potentate whose gem was stolen. Baker approaches solicitor Stephen Boyd and sidekick George Hilton for protection. Those with even a cursory knowledge of Italian gialli know that "all-is-not-what-it-seems" and perhaps knowing this will dilute some of the surprises.

The music is gloriously overblown Morricone-esque lounge, and Baker's blue wig worn at seaside is worth the price of viewing. If you can find this film, I recommend viewing for the sheer brilliance of having an action pursuit taking place in and around a windmill! The setting has been used before and since (most memorably in Black Windmill), but creates a nice frisson not usually associated with Italian thrillers.

The Devil With Seven Faces

[davidt1949 · 3/10 · 24 April 2006]

This is one of those "slick" Italian movies where the world is populated with easy-to-bed don't ever wed women, well-heeled "where is my next lay"? wheeler-dealer men who are all connected to each other trying to pull off the big "heist", a dialogue that is fleshed out with the serving of drinks and the lighting of cigarettes, cinematography that looks like it was captured from an assortment from the airport post-card stand and music that is meant for the tourists.

The acting is uninspired, the action scenes do keep your interest and the scene at the windmill is a hoot since all of the nefarious parties become conglomerated like a row of pins that get knocked over in succession. Then? Ta-taaaaa...the police arrive to tell the still non-sleeping members of the audience that they knew what was going on all the time. As usual.

What is an endless fascination to me is these movies are usually starring some actors who had at one time some momentum in their careers but then fell flat. Two of these such performers are Caroll Baker in The Carpetbaggers & Stephen Boyd as the baddie in The Ten Commandments who tried to slice Chuck Heston's chariot in the Coliseum. Stephen Boyd went on to bigger and better things but never made it big on a consistent basis but his career lasted much longer that Baker's, who had a kind of unbuxsome Mae West/Jean Harlowe kind of thing going on.

This film is for the videohounds only, since you never know what you are going to find.

F.Y.I Never select an old movie title with two recognizable actors in it on the basis of the title since it RARELY has a connection with the film but is usually a loose translation of the original title name that is stylized to entice the American audience!

A Mixed Bag

[bensonmum2 · 5/10 · 11 February 2008]

It's tough to pigeonhole a movie like The Devil Has 7 Faces. While I'm going to call it a Giallo, I do so with reservations. The Devil Has 7 Faces may not include the normal black-gloved, knife-welding mania, or even a body count usually associated with this kind of movie, but it does have enough of the Giallo feel to it in my mind to be called a Giallo. And when you mix in a smarmy George Hilton, Carroll Baker (who I'm not particularly a fan of), a super "loungey" score from Stelvio Cipriani, and a convoluted plot, the result is a film that most any Giallo/Euro-Crime fan can find something to enjoy.

The plot involves a woman named Julie Harrison (Baker) who is being terrorized by a gang of jewel thieves. It soon comes out that her twin sister, Mary, was involved in major diamond heist, but double-crossed her husband/partner. Have the jewel thieves confused Julie and Mary?

Unfortunately, the movie is not without its problems. Chief among them is the mediocre direction of Osvaldo Civirani. He seems incapable of creating suspense or tension even in the most obvious of moments. He also handles many of the key plot twists with all the finesse of a gorilla. Much of the movie's outcome is painfully obvious long before it should be. Finally, there are a couple of "What the . . . " type moments in The Devil Has 7 Faces. I don't want to give anything away, but there are some things that happen in the movie that just left me scratching my head.

I think they were trying for Hitchcock, but only got as far as "Half-Cocked"

[lemon_magic · 5/10 · 28 March 2008]

I haven't seen enough from the Italian film industry (or the Dutch one, for that matter) to be overly familiar with the conventions of the so-called "giallo" genre, but I can tell when someone is trying to make a crime/suspense thriller with a "jet-set" cast and settings, and this one falls smack into that category. However, I can't quite figure out why the title is "The Devil With Seven Faces", when there is no real horror element to the screenplay, no "devils" are to be seen (just thugs and gangsters) and no one here has seven "faces" that I can see...not even the diamond that serves as the 'MacGuffin' for the plot.

The plot is ridiculously contrived, convoluted, and unconvincing - with several dead-ends (some of the characters' actions and decisions make no sense at all, and what the heck was the deal with the dead landlady?? ); the cast leads are played more like fashion models than actors; the soundtrack tries for a weird combination of Ennio Morricone and John Barry; and every time the screenplay gets some actual momentum going, it immediately bogs down again in a bunch of "clever" dialog, travelogue footage designed to get you to visit Holland, and endless exposition and flirting. Also, the director doesn't seem to be able film a good car chase scene, and some of the gun-play and fisticuff choreography falls flat.

And yet, I sort of liked it. The leads are at least pleasant to look at and no one here sucks the way they might in a typical Italian genre ripoff. The camera seems at more interested in the outfits than the actors wearing them, but the proceedings do have a certain shallow glamor. Even the minor roles are decently filled out by hardworking character actors.The scenery is glamorous and intriguing, although there is far too much of it (if you've seen one windmill,you've seen them all). The climax is actually gripping and ends horrifically (I flinched a little, anyway). The soundtrack may be odd, but it tries hard to sustain a certain mood and sometimes succeeds. Also in its favor, the English dubbing is fairly good - I think I recognized some of the voice actors from "Secret Agent Super Dragon", which was also pretty good for an import.

Minus a couple stars for the terrible way the plot is resolved in the last three or four minutes - possibly the worst ending to a thriller and mystery since "it was alllllll a dream". Plus one star for the insane blue wig that the female lead wears in a beach scene - it takes a lot of something special to pull off a piece of head-wear like that, and it is almost worth the entire movie to see it.

You know this is the first time I've seen a million dollar diamond in a pack of cigarettes.

[lastliberal · 5/10 · 2 July 2009]

If you are expecting a good giallo from the title (Il diavolo a sette facce), especially with George Hilton (The Case of the Scorpion's Tail), and Umberto Lenzi's favorite, Carroll Baker (So Sweet... So Perverse, Silent Horror, Paranoia, A Quiet Place to Kill), you will be disappointed.

There is no blood and gore as most of the killing take place with a gun. It is a straight-up crime thriller.

It also stars Golden Globe winner Stephen Boyd (Ben-Hur).

Lots chasing around and some torture as everyone is trying to find a million dollar diamond. Some real excitement towards the end in a windmill. Not a lot of thrillers use windmills. There is Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, as well as The Black Windmill. which also involves diamonds.

Enjoyable action flick.

Not the Greatest of Italian Thrillers

[gavin6942 · 5/10 · 15 November 2010]

Mary and Julie Harrison (both played by Carroll Baker) are in trouble with knife-wielding thugs. Julie turns to attorney Dave Barton and his detective friend Tony. A love triangle develops while the body count begins to rise.

The film was written by Tito Carpi (who also wrote Ruggero Deodato's "Last Cannibal World") and directed by Osvaldo Civirani. The film is Italian, filmed and set in the Netherlands, and dubbed by British actors. There is a lot of sexual nonsense going on, with Barton openly trying to get with Julie and a secretary with a boyfriend simultaneously. And succeeding wonderfully.

Luca Palmerini says the film "is rather short on thrills and lacking in action." Which, I suppose, is pretty accurate. I can say, though, the product placement is well done, with prominently displayed PEER brand cigarettes (made in Germany, but also available in the Netherlands).

The Alpha Video DVD is decent for a bare bones disc (all it has are some interesting and humorous exploitation trailers). Its biggest flaw is crediting Carroll Baker as "Carol", Dave Barton as "Steve" and titling the film "The Devil has 7 Faces" rather than "The Devil with 7 Faces", contrary to the opening credits.

More crime thriller than Giallo, but still a good film

[The_Void · 6/10 · 19 August 2007]

Despite the title, which suggests that this will be a horror film, The Devil with Seven Faces is actually a straight crime thriller. The film features several of the Giallo trademarks; but gory murder isn't one of them, and instead the plot focuses on a missing diamond worth one million pounds. The style of the film is very much Italian, with all the characters being of the slick and cool variety and the plot taking a backseat to some odd decisions and unlikely happenings. It's safe to say that this isn't the usual Giallo and some fans may be disappointed; but in its own right, The Devil with Seven Faces is a fun little thriller with lots to enjoy. The plot focuses on Julie Harrison, a woman who finds herself being chased by criminals after it emerges that her twin sister Mary stole an expensive diamond and then double crossed her partner. She meets Tony; a suave racing car driver who saves her from the criminals and gives her a place to hide. But the plot thickens when a diamond dealer turns up and mistakes Julie for her sister...

The film features two of the major Giallo stars; George Hilton and Umberto Lenzi's favourite leading lady, Carroll Baker - who are reunited after 1968's The Sweet Body of Deborah. I'm not Carroll Baker's biggest fan, but she has a lot of experience playing the terrified woman and she does well with the central role. George Hilton also plays to his strengths as the charming, but strangely sinister leading man and the pair have a good on-screen chemistry. The plot flows well throughout and there's usually enough going on to ensure that the film never becomes boring. Director Osvaldo Civirani populates the film with enough car chases and shootouts to make sure that it remains entertaining even when the plot isn't doing much. It soon becomes obvious where it's going, but the ending is well handled and the twist is logical even if it isn't exactly difficult to guess. Overall, the fact that this film doesn't follow the Giallo formula may make it disappointing for people expecting a gory, murder-fuelled thrill ride - but in it's own right, this is a decent film and I recommend it.

Solely underwhelming and barely worthwhile crime/thriller masquerading as a giallo

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 4/10 · 17 November 2023]

After a series of close encounters, a woman enlists the help of her attorney and his friend to help her when a group of diamond thieves are convinced she has their stolen loot and that it's her twin sister who's really to blame, but no matter how much she tries to do so their quest to get the jewels back puts them all in danger.

This was a decidedly disappointing and uneventful Giallo effort. Among the few positives here stem from the initially intriguing storyline that starts off the film rather well. Immediately engrossing us in the threat by having the aborted abduction and reveal about not just the thugs on her trail but the reason for it as the duplicity with the twin who's the real target is the kind of fine introduction needed here. It gets to the action and setup from the start as that's all given barely ten minutes in which soon brings about a series of fine double-crosses and intense confrontations that try to pepper in some action into the proceedings as the thieves grow increasingly more intent on their misguided mission. Alongside a fun finale with some decent chases and action involved, there are some positives in this one. There are some issues to be had here that hold this one down. The main gist of the film is that once the initial setup has been revealed there's not a whole lot that happens that's interesting here. The inability of the thugs to recognize the twin duplicity has befallen them making them immensely underwhelming and non-threatening who carry on with their plans despite no real evidence of what's going on. As they try to catch up to her and the charges trying to keep her safe, their inability to recognize everything they're saying comes off more as a means of continuing the story than anything else. This ends up leading to a large assortment of scenes that are just not interesting with either these uninspired shakedowns or lifeless romance sequences featuring the couples coming together for the first time which drag this out. As well, there's also the wholly underwhelming series of action scenes that are far more lackluster than expected. Instead of the traditional stalk and slash which is usually found in these kinds of films, the use of gunplay and shootouts for everything renders this without the kind of body count or general feel associated with the genre as this type of action doesn't leave a good impression. Even worse is a cringe-inducing car chase that's criminally inept and flat-out embarrassing, rarely having the cars on-screen together in the same shot and trying to undercut everything by having not just the outside traveling shots but the interiors within the car shown through sped-up footage. It's immensely obvious with all of the unnatural behaviors and jerking going on and all come together to lower this one overall.

Rated Unrated/R: Violence and Language.

the most pairs of hot-pants seen in one film

[christopher-underwood · 6/10 · 7 February 2008]

As has been stated by others, this does not have quite the style or blood of your average giallo but does have other of the elements appreciated by fans of the genre. Carol Baker, for one, and George Hilton, a nice jingly score and probably the most pairs of hot-pants seen in one film. Not much of a plot line and yet it is still made to seem complicated and the main police guy seems to think he is in a comedy film, talking nonsense and prancing about with a magnifying glass. However, it's all done with that gialloesque, fun spirit, with lots of planes and airport scenes, car chases and lots of female (Carol Baker) screaming. Nothing special, but pleasant enough.

All tease--no substance

[charlytully · 2/10 · 19 July 2009]

Though I viewed a terrible DVD transfer from Eastwest Video, it is hard to believe the most sumptuous "Criterion" edition treatment of this film would raise its ranking to more than 3 or 4 out of 10. Sure, the Eastwest "pan and scan" person probably was asleep when this cropping atrocity was perpetrated, but that doesn't explain the poor dubbing, poor acting, poor plotting, silly exploration of the landlady's attic by first a cigarette lighter and then a struck match (what DID happen to Julie's landlady, and, more importantly, WHY?), cheap sexual teasing (there is NO scene in this movie that resembles the DVD cover used here at IMDb), and silly denouement confirming the movie-watcher's suspicions that the whole heist caper was all a bunch of misguided hooey from the get-go. Dave Barton (Stephen Boyd) must be the dimmest lawyer in the history of the profession, and the bimbo who bamboozles him (Carroll Baker as "Julie") is only a watt or two brighter. Fortunately for them, the other eight bad guys crossing their path have intellectual capacities which do not even register on the IQ scale. If you want to spend 90 minutes to see a few moments of punch-pulled action atop a windmill, go ahead and take a chance on this cheap flick.

I didn't actually understand the title

[paul-howard2 · 11 June 2008]

...but I loved the film. Reading other viewers comments, may I point out that Stephen Boyd and Charlton Heston's chariot race occurred in 'Ben Hur' NOT 'The Ten Commandments'! I prefer Boyd's work in modern day set films, and this performance rates among his best. Same goes for Carroll Baker, always underrated. I have a soft spot for Lucretia Love. I'll watch anything she's in. Also, some sterling work from Daniele Vargas, as usual, and the guy who played the inspector, Franco Ressel. My copy of the film was on a 50 movie pack called 'Drive In Movie Classics' an absolute bargain with a lot of 'classic' films (of their type), highly recommended right across the board.

Bedeviled in several places

[Zeegrade · 4/10 · 18 March 2010]

While watching this I began to think that "Il diavolo a sette facce" might be Italian for "women in goofy wigs" when it became more apparent that it probably meant "waste of 90 minutes". To call "Devil with Seven Faces" a giallo would be akin to calling "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" a drama. There is nothing in this movie that is even remotely close to the genre as this is standard television movie of the week fare. Playboy lawyer Dave Barton takes the case of Julie Harrison who is concerned about her twin sister. Turns out her sister Mary was involved in a diamond theft and double-crossed her husband who was also her partner. While under Barton's representation Julie falls for Dave's sidekick Tony who likes to bag multiple women like his boss. Can't say I disagree boys. Things move pretty slow as the various car racing scenes and mindless backstabbing provide little thrills and even less enjoyment. For some inexplicable reason Julie's hair keeps changing lengths as in one scene she'll sport the Mrs. Brady look and in the next her flowing locks are down her back. She even wears a ridiculous blue wig on the beach. The woman that Dave philanders with does likewise. At one point in the film Julie's landlady is found dead yet nothing ever comes from this. What the hell happened? Don't let the sexy cover fool you as this is a sex free flick. One naked backside and a sideshot of the curveless Carroll Baker are all the skin in this film. Let's see, convoluted plot, dull characters, no gore, no nudity, why did I give this a four? Oh yeah, Stephen Boyd does a decent job as the ladies' man lawyer. Where did they get the awful idea to name this "Devil with Seven Faces" to begin with? Skip this boring diamond caper and steal yourself a better movie.

Occasionally Manages to Be Almost Competent

[evanston_dad · 3/10 · 23 June 2010]

How in the world did Carroll Baker and Stephen Boyd show up in this barely competent international "thriller?" O.k., so neither of their careers exactly took off into the stratosphere, but still, Baker copped an Academy Award nomination back in the 50s and Boyd made a splash in big-time Hollywood with his performance in "Ben-Hur." The acting profession can apparently be called many things, but predictable isn't one of them.

This bargain-bin movie stars Baker as twin sisters who find themselves wrapped up with some insurance company and mafia toughs who are trying to collect a stolen diamond. For such a throw-away picture the plot is ridiculously hard to follow, not because it's necessarily complicated but because the whole movie is executed so poorly. The worst offender is the film editor, who makes a shambles of a car chase scene, and will cut from a scene of two people sitting on a sofa engaged in conversation to a scene of the exact same two people talking on the phone to each other from different locales, without any kind of transition.

You'd never guess Baker had it in her to deliver an Academy Award-worthy performance based on this film, though she looks pretty fetching in the 1970s garbs she dons (even if she does frequently look like a hooker), and the constant parade of wigs she and every other female character wears are a riot -- at one point, she inexplicably appears sunbathing at the beach wearing a wig the color of a blue raspberry sno-cone.

Once or twice the film flirts with an actually effective scene, like one where Baker is investigating noises in an attic and comes across a dead body (which however is never explained or tied back to the film in any way) or another set in a windmill. But every time it gets too close to competence, it veers away like a dog from a skunk.

Grade: D

The movie has no plot

[JasparLamarCrabb · 3/10 · 20 May 2013]

A lousy Italian made thriller starring Carroll Baker & Stephen Boyd. Baker is a neurotic career girl (it's never clear what it is that she does for a living) being stalked by a bunch of hoods looking for a diamond her twin sister may or may not have stolen. Boyd is her lawyer. George Hilton is Baker's lover who becomes her pursuer. A hopelessly confusing and very long 90 minute crime film from director Osvaldo Civirani. Shot in Italy & Holland, the film has no sense of any place at all. There are exactly zero thrills. This still-born dreck was just one of many films Baker made in Italy during the late '60/early '70s. The meaning of the title remains a mystery.

Where is it?

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 4 September 2017]

Julie and Mary are twins (both Carroll Baker!). Julie gets a phone call from Mary claiming she is in trouble. Julie fears for her life as she is threatened by burglars. She has some friends watch over her, but they are not there all the time. Half way through the film we discover they are looking for jewels.

The restoration was fair. Note the Bic lighter used as a "flashlight" before the age of cell phones. Also Julie must stay at her home because she awaits a call from Mary. Time hasn't been kind to the production. The writing and acting are no longer entertaining.

Guide: No swearing. Brief rear nudity. Implied sex. Woman gets blouse ripped open. On 50 DVD multi-packs.

Woman times Two

[kapelusznik18 · 5/10 · 17 June 2016]

****SPOILERS**** Former Hollywood sex symbol and now pushing 40 Carroll Baker in a duel role of twins Julie and Mary Harrison gets involved in a stolen one million dollar diamond that leads to the murders, in the last 15 minutes of the film, of almost the entire cast. Working for "India Airline" Julie Harrison is mistaken for her twin sister Mary by the crooks that were involved with her in stealing the hot rock and is on the run for her life for almost the entire length of the movie.

There's lawyer friend Dave Barton, Stephen Boyd,who while talking things over with him Julie is introduced to race-car driver Tony Shane, George Hilton, and tells the two that someones been following her. That all proves to be true when she's a victim of an attempted kidnapping as soon as she leaves his office! As we soon find out it's Julie's twin sister Mary who's the one that's been targeted by the those stalking her but confuse her for Julie which confuses those of us watching to who is who, with Baker playing both parts, in the movie!

***SPOILERS*** With a number of crazy plot twist to even more confuse us the final ends up in this deserted windmill, the movie was filmed on location in Holland, where we finally get to find or figure out-Like Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump would say- just "What the hell is going on here" in the movie! That with the person behind all this confusion coming or staggering out into the open, after being shot and left for dead, and trying to finish off a terrified as well as totally confused, in trying to figure out what the hell is going on in here, Mary or is it Julie Harrison. It's Mary-I think-in attempting to escape her pursuer who ends up killing him when she mistakenly puts the tractor she's using to escape into reverse that ends up flattens him into a human pancake. ***MAJOR SPOILER*** There's still more to this very bizarre film with Jullie and Barton while on a flight out of the country end up with the hot rock that was hidden all this time in a pack of cigarettes that she was carrying on her!

Good Crime Drama

[dbborroughs · 6/10 · 27 December 2008]

Not a horror film but a crime drama about a woman who gets mixed up with jewel thieves.

Starring Carol Baker, George Hilton and Stephen Boyd this is actually a pretty good little crime drama. Its more the sort of thing that is best viewed when you stumble upon it on TV late at night. I liked it, but really wish that the packaging hadn't made it out to be some sort of horror film.

Worth a look, its the sort of thing you'll find in the 99 cent rack and its worth the price and investment of time.

Between 6 and 7 out of 10

The Devil With Seven Faces

[dukeakasmudge · 1/10 · 13 June 2017]

I tried watching this movie several times before giving up & cutting it off.For some reason I decided to give it 1 final go.Instead of cutting it off after 20+ minutes, I made it to 40+ minutes & then cut it off.I don't understand why I decided to give it another chance when I should've just left it off in the 1st place.I tried sitting through it but after awhile I just could not do it anymore.I no longer cared about why Julie is being stalked by a bunch of criminals, the stolen diamonds or whatever else happened.All of a sudden it hit me, I could be watching something else.Why am I torturing myself?! I can't believe I made it as long as I did especially being able to watch it the entire time I did with my eyes open.If you like movies that will bore you out of your mind then watch Devil With Seven Faces (Is it Devil With Seven Faces or Devil Has Seven Faces? Different sites, different names.Either way I guess it doesn't matter.This movie SUCKED!!!) If you can sit through the entire movie without falling asleep or turning it off, you have my respect

Good little hybrid movie

[Bezenby · 7/10 · 4 January 2013]

This is another one of those Italian giallo/poliziotteschi crossover movies that will keep you guessing to the end, and it's full of groovy music, funky clothes, chain smoking and that delightful sexism we've come to expect from Italian films of this era.

Carrol Baker is Julie, an identical twin who works for Air India, translating things. Her sister, who is the bad twin, is on the run from some goons but little is revealed about that at first, and I'm not going to spoil things here. After being convinced she's being stalked, Julie goes for help from her lawyer buddy and his friend Tony (George Hilton). They agree to help, which is just as well as Julie is attacked the moment she leaves the lawyer's building!

Although not overly violent or action-packed, I thought the mystery angle of the story kept things going, as you have no idea who is after the twins or indeed why anyone is doing what they do. This is a film that initially raises loads of questions, but in a refreshing break from the usual Italian methods, actually answers them (although sometimes that quickly that you'll have to rewind to catch what's being said). There's car chases, shoot-outs, a creepy giallo style scene with Baker in an old house. Baker in fact has a rough time here as various people terrorise her throughout the film. No idea what the title has to do with things though!

Sounds like a giallo, is not really

[BandSAboutMovies · 4/10 · 1 November 2021]

Also known as Bloody Mary and Nights of Terror, this Osvaldo Civirani-directed kinda, sorta giallo stars one of the queens of the genre, Carrol Baker, as well as Stephen Boyd and George Hilton.

Baker plays two roles in here, identical twins Mary and Julie. While Julie is just an innocent on a working holiday in Holland, her sister is a diamond thief who has even sold her own husband out to get ahead.

I say kinda sorta as while this movie looks like a giallo and is named like one, it's closer to a crime caper or even the Eurospy. Sure, someone is spying on our heroine, but nobody with black gloves is stabbing anyone and there are no psychosexual hijinks.

But hey -= I love Baker and this has some fun twists and turns, as well as some romance. Consider it giallo adjacent, I guess.

Series of False Scares and Woman-in-Peril Cliches Makes a Suspense Film, Not

[jfrentzen-942-204211 · 4/10 · 10 February 2024]

Julie Harrison (Carroll Baker) leaves a dinner party alone and notices someone is following her. She runs to unlock her car's door, panics, and goes to the nearest house. The person chasing her catches up . . . It's merely a photographer, who snaps a few pictures. Julie faints. The next false scare involves a man dressed in a gorilla suit, who scares Julie at her office.

THE DEVIL WITH SEVEN FACES doesn't quite live up to the promise of these scenes, which are unrelated to the rest of the movie. The story proper, set in Amsterdam, has Julie visit a friend, attorney Dave Barton (Stephen Boyd), to ask him to protect her from people she thinks are spying on her. Then Barton's race-car driver buddy Tony (George Hilton) saves Julie from being kidnapped. Julie's twin sister, Mary lives in London and is apparently a target of gangsters looking for a stolen $1 million diamond.

The remainder of the movie is a cat-and-mouse game between Julie and the gangsters, with Barton and Tony rescuing her from time to time. The title apparently refers to the diamond. It's one of those movies in which most of the characters double-cross one another.

Thankfully, the acting is a little better than most time-wasters of this type. Baker is good at playing the kind of character she perfected in similar melodramas, such as PARANOIA (1969). In THE DEVIL WITH SEVEN FACES, she is (for once) photographed well and looks great in a short blonde wig. Lucretia Love, a mainstay in 1970s Italian genre movies, plays Barton's secretary. She also looks great in a wig (red). A subplot focuses on her attempts to romance Barton, but all the men in the story are smitten by Julie.

It's all slow going and kind of unexciting, except for a hilarious car chase, in which the camera under-cranks so badly the scene looks like stop-motion animation. The final revelation of who's who is also mildly amusing. The rest is forgettable.

Boring but with a twist ending

[stefanozucchelli · 5/10 · 27 February 2022]

Detective story with a nice ending but it's hard to get there. The story is not interesting and you risk getting bored by missing the most interesting part. A detective, however, should make you understand how things went and not completely rely on the final explanation of the detective and the accomplices on the run.