The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972 · Movie · 1h 45m · R
Horror
"If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible."
Overview
An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.
Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
Key crew
- Waris HusseinDirector
- Matt RobinsonScreenplay
- Irene KampScreenplay
- Joe RaposoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shirley MacLaineNorah Benson
- Perry KingJoel Delaney
- Michael HordernJustin
- David ElliottPeter Benson
- Lisa KohaneCarrie Benson
- Barbara TrenthamSherry
- Lovelady PowellErika
- Edmundo Rivera ÁlvarezDon Pedro
- Teodorina BelloMrs. Pérez
- Robert BurrTed Benson
- Miriam ColonVeronica
- Ernesto GonzalezYoung Man at Séance
Stills
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Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookpossessionsatanismclass differencesmental illnesssocialiteoccultmanhattan, new york cityspiritualismsocial classbrother sister relationship