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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 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

...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.

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

This film begins in Amsterdam with an attractive woman by the name of "Julie Harrison" (Carroll Baker) being stalked by a man for reasons that are not clear to her. After one particular night which left her quite frightened, she subsequently turns to a lawyer named "Dave Barton" (Stephen Boyd) who gives her some advice on how to handle the situation should things continue as they are. Around that same time, she also meets a young man named "Tony Shane" (George Hilton) who helps to save her from being kidnapped right in front of Dave's office. Recognizing the seriousness of her situation, Tony makes it their mission to protect her while Dave tries to discover the identity of the people involved. What they don't realize, however, is that there are a couple of different groups seeking to abduct her due to their belief that she has information related to a recent diamond heist worth over a million dollars--and they will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a rather routine crime-drama which depended heavily upon the element of mystery and the beauty of Carroll Baker to win over the audience. And while Carroll Baker was certainly quite beautiful, the film lacked the necessary action and suspense required for a movie of this type, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

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.

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

THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES

Typical Italian Detective/Horror with typical elements of the genre: a ridiculously convoluted plot, murderous double-crossing crooks, here jewel thieves in Amsterdam; lost twins (that goes back to Plautus), an effete police detective, sexual intrigue, though not a lot of sexploitation, violence against women, car chases and shootouts. Giallo mainstay Caroll Baker plays twins Julie and Mary Harrison, and cleft-chin, deep-voiced He-man Stephen Boyd plays her sexy lawyer. Nothing special, but it's worth it to see the ever perfectly done up Miss Baker, her always perfectly coiffed platinum hair looking like a wet-dog's after being dunked in a tub by her captors, but her milky white legs still exquisite in black hot pants and heels, running across tulip fields (actually polder grasses), past windmills and ultimately commandeering a bulldozer in her escape. The cops must have brought a stylist along when they took her in, though, as she shows up at the station perfectly coiffed as always!

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.