A young, down-on-his-luck resident of hell is given a chance to redeem himself by signing up a down-on-his-luck retail accountant to sell his soul to Lucifer.
Acting
Christopher Lee playing Satan with Shakespearean gravitas in a TV movie.
Costume
Sammy's devil-red turtleneck and cape combo is iconic disaster.
Director
Robert Scheerer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sammy Davis Jr.'s first starring TV role after his 1971 variety show ended, and he reportedly took it hoping for a series pickup that never came.
The 1973 oil crisis made this 'devil as corporate boss' satire weirdly prescient—hell literally runs on paperwork and broken dreams.
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