The True Story of the Nun of Monza

Jul 3, 1980

1h 19m

★ 4.3

What happened within the walls of the convent of Monza ... she will never ever forget.

Overview

Sister Virginia de Leyva becomes the new Mother Superior at the convent of Monza. Said convent turns out to be a veritable hotbed of sinful carnality and depravity. Debauched priest Don Arrigone and lecherous womanizer Giampaolo Osio plot to seduce sister Virginia. But will their wicked and lustful actions continue to go unnoticed?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinemec Produzione

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Cast

Sister Virginia de Leyva

Zora Kerova

Giampaolo Osio

Mario Cutini

Sister Candida

Paola Corazzi

Aurelia

Annie Carol Edel

Don Paolo Arrigone

Franco Garofalo

Sister Benedetta

Paola Montenero

Molteno

Mario Novelli

Nun Loving Blindfolded Man

Ornella Picozzi

Margherita

Leda Simonetti

Mother Superior

Franca Stoppi

Don Martino de Leyva (uncredited)

Andrea Aureli

Tom Felleghy

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