The Possession of Joel Delaney
“If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.”
1972•R•1h 45m•5.6•Released
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.
Director
Waris Hussein
Writer
Irene Kamp, Matt Robinson
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Norah Benson
Perry King
Joel Delaney
Michael Hordern
Justin
David Elliott
Peter Benson
Lisa Kohane
Carrie Benson
Barbara Trentham
Sherry
Lovelady Powell
Erika
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
Don Pedro
Teodorina Bello
Mrs. Pérez
Robert Burr
Ted Benson
Miriam Colon
Veronica
Ernesto Gonzalez
Young Man at Séance
Aukie Herger
Mr. Pérez
Earle Hyman
Charles
Marita Lindholm
Marita Benson
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Haworth Productions
Company
ITC Entertainment
Producer
Martin Poll
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