Possession
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Possession (1981)

24/06/1982 (GB)
Horror
2h 4m

Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.

Overview

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

  • Andrzej ŻuławskiDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $2,400,000

  • Revenue

    $1,200,000

Keywords

  • adultery
  • berlin, germany
  • monster
  • police
  • marriage crisis
  • germany
  • berlin wall
  • obsession
  • investigation
  • gore
  • hysteria
  • teacher
  • murder
  • domestic abuse
  • serial killer
  • domestic violence
  • motorcycle
  • miscarriage
  • separation
  • extramarital affair
  • mental illness
  • private detective
  • spiral staircase
  • doppelgänger
  • dual role
  • marital separation
  • video nasty
  • breakdown
  • downward spiral
  • impending divorce
  • depressing
  • frustrated

Top Billed Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Anna / Helen

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Mark

Margit Carstensen

Margit Carstensen

Margit Gluckmeister

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Heinrich

Johanna Hofer

Johanna Hofer

Heinrich's Mother

Carl Duering

Carl Duering

Private Detective

Shaun Lawton

Shaun Lawton

Zimmermann

Michael Hogben

Bob

Maximilian Rüthlein

Man with Pink Socks

Leslie Malton

Leslie Malton

Sara

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