---
title: 'A Candle for the Devil (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugenio Martín'
released: '1973-02-01'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-candle-for-the-devil-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070869/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Candle for the Devil (1973)

1973 · Horror · Spain

Original title: Una vela para el diablo

## Synopsis

A Candle for the Devil, also released as It Happened at Nightmare Inn, is a 1973 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martín and starring Aurora Bautista and Judy Geeson. Its plot follows two sisters in Spain, both suffering from extreme repression and religious paranoia, who murder a British guest at their inn just before her sister arrives to meet with her.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugenio Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenio-martin)
- **Screenplay:** [Eugenio Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenio-martin)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Fernández Aguayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-fernandez-aguayo)
- **Editor:** [Pablo González del Amo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-gonzalez-del-amo)

## Cast

- [Judy Geeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-geeson)
- [Lone Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/lone-fleming)
- [Blanca Estrada](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanca-estrada)
- [Víctor Alcázar](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-alcazar)
- [Esperanza Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/esperanza-roy)
- [Aurora Bautista](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurora-bautista)
- [Fernando Hilbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-hilbeck)

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