I found this movie a decent thriller from the 1970s. It's known as "The Devil with Seven Faces" or "The Devil has Seven Faces".Twin Sisters - one good, one bad. Mary, the good twin, finds herself being chased by jewel thieves - she has been mistaken for her evil twin Julie. Mary has not seen her sister Julie in years... what has Julie been up to and why is she being stalked / hunted down by these international thieves? You'll have to watch the film to find out.The movie does have some twists and turns - will leaving you guessing a bit as to which is Julie and which is Mary. The ending of the film is somewhat predictable but over all the movie is a fairly good thriller.6.5/10

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.

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.

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. (**)