The Possession of Joel Delaney

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The Possession of Joel Delaney

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

1972

1h 45m

5.6(33 votes)

Horror

Overview

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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19 members

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Shirley MacLaine

Norah Benson

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Perry King

Joel Delaney

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Michael Hordern

Justin

Art

David Elliott

Peter Benson

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Lisa Kohane

Carrie Benson

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Barbara Trentham

Sherry

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Lovelady Powell

Erika

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Edmundo Rivera Álvarez

Don Pedro

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Teodorina Bello

Mrs. Pérez

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Robert Burr

Ted Benson

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Miriam Colon

Veronica

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Ernesto Gonzalez

Young Man at Séance

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Aukie Herger

Mr. Pérez

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Earle Hyman

Charles

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Marita Lindholm

Marita Benson

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Peter Turgeon

Detective Brady

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Paulita Iglesias

Brujo at Séance

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Stan Watt

James

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Pat Ast

Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited)

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