The Demon (1964)
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
Director:
Brunello Rondi
Writers:
Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino, Brunello Rondi.
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Daliah Lavi as Purificazione (Purif) |
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Frank Wolff as Antonio |
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Anna Maria Aveta as Sister Angela |
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Tiziana Casetti as Agata |
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Dario Dolci as Don Tommaso |
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Franca Mazzoni as The Mother Superior |
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MarĂa Teresa Orsini as Nun |
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Rossana Rovere as Antonio's Wife |
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Luciana Angiolillo as La Signora di Craco (uncredited) |
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Andrea Bosic as Priest (uncredited) |
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Nino Castelnuovo as Buca (uncredited) |
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Maria Ciriello as (uncredited) |
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Giovanni Cristofanelli as Padre Tommaso (uncredited) |
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Francesca Farinacci as (uncredited) |
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Laura Nucci as La Madre di Purif (uncredited) |
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Luca Pascarella as (uncredited) |
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Lea Russo as (uncredited) |
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Nicola Tagliacozzo as Uncle Giuseppe (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ugo Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Screenplay |
| Writing | Brunello Rondi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Giovanfrancesco Fantacci | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Brunello Rondi | Director |
| Writing | Brunello Rondi | Story |
| Production | Elio Scardamaglia | Line Producer |
| Production | Libero Balduini | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Carlo Bellero | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paolo Giovanardi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ugo Guerra | Producer |
| Production | Federico Magnaghi | Producer |
| Production | Luciano Martino | Producer |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Art | Andrea Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Maria Palleri | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Freda | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Paolo Bianchini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sergio Martino | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Renata Paulucci | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gaetano Valle | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Guglielmo Vincioni | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Tommasina Desideri | Assistant Editor |