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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Film The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)

The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)

The Devil's Advocate blends supernatural horror with legal drama and literary allusions to classic works

8 Dec 2025

How does the character John Milton in The Devil's Advocate connect to classic literature?

He is based on a real-life New York City lawyer from the 1990s. He represents a purely original character with no literary references. He is an allusion to the Devil figure in John Milton's Paradise Lost and other classic works.