Drama ·Thriller · Italy · 1974 · 1h 42m

The Castro's Abbess

La badessa di Castro

The Castro's Abbess poster
Director
Armando Crispino
Cast
Barbara Bouchet as Elena di Campireali Pier Paolo Capponi as Francesco Cittadini Ida Galli as Margherita Altieri Antonio Cantafora as Giulio Branciforti Mara Venier as Fra Giovanni's Lover Luciana Turina as Suor Rufina
Crew
Gábor Pogány — Director of Photography Carlo Reali — Editor Carlo Savina — Original Music Composer Lucio Battistrada — Writer Armando Crispino — Writer Gino Mordini — Producer
Synopsis

A young woman is forced into a convent. However, due to her nobility she rises to be an abbess. She has to deal with corruption in the church.

Mood & Themes
nunconvent (nunnery)
Key Collaborators
Armando Crispino Director Gábor Pogány Director of Photography Carlo Reali Editor Carlo Savina Original Music Composer Lucio Battistrada Writer Armando Crispino Writer Gino Mordini Producer Antonio Visone Production Design Adriana Spadaro Costume Design
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