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,gay sub-plot

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Waris Hussein
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    Norah Benson Shirley MacLaine
  • Profile picture of Perry King
    Joel Delaney Perry King
  • Profile picture of Michael Hordern
    Justin Michael Hordern
  • Profile picture of Barbara Trentham
    Sherry Barbara Trentham
  • Profile picture of Teodorina Bello
    Mrs. Pérez Teodorina Bello
  • Profile picture of Miriam Colon
    Veronica Miriam Colon
  • Profile picture of Earle Hyman
    Charles Earle Hyman
  • Profile picture of Pat Ast
    Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited) Pat Ast

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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
  • gay sub-plot