The Possession of Joel Delaney

May 24, 1972

1h 45m

★ 5.6

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Haworth Productions

ITC Entertainment

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Cast

Norah Benson

Shirley MacLaine

Joel Delaney

Perry King

Justin

Michael Hordern

Peter Benson

David Elliott

Carrie Benson

Lisa Kohane

Sherry

Barbara Trentham

Erika

Lovelady Powell

Don Pedro

Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

Mrs. Pérez

Teodorina Bello

Ted Benson

Robert Burr

Veronica

Miriam Colon

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Ernesto Gonzalez

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