Project Detail

The Devil Went Down to Islington

The Devil Went Down to Islington

Synopsis

Set over the Halloween weekend, following an underachieving music teacher and his dodgy colleague who end a big night out by unwittingly selling their souls to the devil for three days' good fortune.
Soon realising their grave mistake they find themselves in a race against the clock to break the deal and save their futures. But do the useless pair, aided by an unhinged priest, stand any real chance? As obstacles, and bodies, start piling up, the hour of reckoning grows near...

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 min
Format
HD
Director
Daneil Wilson
Producer
Alex Martin
Co-Producer
Rutger Andrée Wiltons
Screenwriter
Rutger Andrée Wiltons, Alex Martin
Director of Photography
Al Beech
Production Designer
Ollie Tiong
Sound
Julian Bale, Carl Homer, Anna Sulley, Nikola Zivojinovic
Composer
Andy Dragazis
Principal cast
Spencer Brown, James Lance, Sophie Colquhoun

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Skinned Productions

Milton Way House
Milton Way
Guildford Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 3PZ

Reelscape Films

2 Denford Ash Cottages
Denford
Northamptonshire
NN14 4EW

Sales Company

Blue-Eyes Film

London North Studios
The Ridgeway
London
NW7 1RP

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