The Devil's 8 is a 1969 film directed by Burt Topper and starring Christopher George, Fabian, Tom Nardini and Leslie Parrish.

Federal agent Ray Faulkner poses as a road gang convict and arranges the escape of a group of hardened chain-gang criminals.

In a flashback, Faulkner wants to take on local crime boss Burl, who runs a moonshine ring and has a great deal of political power in the state.

[5] The script was rewritten by Gordon's assistants John Milius and Willard Huyck, both working summer jobs in AIP's story department after studying at USC.

"[7] White said that Milius and Hyuck were assigned "to get their experience and screen credit"[4] but that he disliked the final film: "They took the Southern flavor out of it and I'm from the south, so I know from whereof I talk."

"[12] Variety wrote "a weak screenplay, trite dialog and names with little saleable marquee value make this a dubious entry for anything other than the drive-in and lesser grind house trade.

"[13] In The New York Times, critic A. H. Weiler reviewed the film together with Killers Three and wrote: "The hillbillies and other hard types who crashed on to local screens yesterday expend enough muscle and firepower to take Omaha Beach in a pair of elementary adventures as flimsy as cartoons."

Of the film's protagonists, Weiler wrote: "Their training would be worthy of commandos versed in brawling, breakneck car handling, grenade throwing, machine gunning, and sundry diversions.