The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

05/24/1972 (US) • Horror • 1h 45m

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.

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

05/24/1972 (US) • 1h 45m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Norah Benson

Joel Delaney

Michael Hordern

Justin

Peter Benson

Carrie Benson

Barbara Trentham

Sherry

Lovelady Powell

Erika

Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

Don Pedro

Teodorina Bello

Mrs. Pérez

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,300,000.00

Revenue

-

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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