Horror · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 45m

The Possession of Joel Delaney

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Director
Waris Hussein
Cast
Shirley MacLaine as Norah Benson Perry King as Joel Delaney Michael Hordern as Justin David Elliott as Peter Benson Lisa Kohane as Carrie Benson Barbara Trentham as Sherry
Crew
Arthur J. Ornitz — Director of Photography John Victor-Smith — Editor Joe Raposo — Original Music Composer Matt Robinson — Screenplay Irene Kamp — Screenplay Ramona Stewart — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookpossessionsatanismclass differencesmental illnesssocialiteoccultmanhattan, new york cityspiritualismsocial classbrother sister relationship
Key Collaborators
Waris Hussein Director Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography John Victor-Smith Editor Joe Raposo Original Music Composer Matt Robinson Screenplay Irene Kamp Screenplay Ramona Stewart Novel Martin Poll Producer Peter Murton Production Design Frank L. Thompson Costume Design
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