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The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

"If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible."

5.6/10 1h 45m May 24, 1972
Horror

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Possession of Joel Delaney
Original Language EN
Budget $1,300,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Norah Benson
Popularity: 3.6
Perry King
Perry King
Joel Delaney
Popularity: 3.0
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Justin
Popularity: 1.5
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David Elliott
Peter Benson
Popularity: 0.4
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Lisa Kohane
Carrie Benson
Popularity: 0.0
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham
Sherry
Popularity: 0.1
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Lovelady Powell
Erika
Popularity: 0.8
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
Don Pedro
Popularity: 0.2
Teodorina Bello
Teodorina Bello
Mrs. Pérez
Popularity: 0.2
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Robert Burr
Ted Benson
Popularity: 1.3
Miriam Colon
Miriam Colon
Veronica
Popularity: 0.5
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Ernesto Gonzalez
Young Man at Séance
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Waris Hussein
Screenplay Matt Robinson, Irene Kamp
Producer Martin Poll
Editor John Victor-Smith

Production

Paramount Pictures
US
Haworth Productions
ITC Entertainment
GB

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Keywords

new york city based on novel or book possession satanism class differences mental illness socialite occult manhattan, new york city spiritualism social class brother sister relationship

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Details
Release Date May 24, 1972
Runtime 1h 45m
Budget $1,300,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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