The Possession of Joel Delaney
If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.
1972 · 1h 45m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Waris Hussein
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The Possession of Joel Delaney
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.
Director and cast
- Waris Hussein Director
- 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
- Lovelady Powell as Erika
- Edmundo Rivera Álvarez as Don Pedro
- Teodorina Bello as Mrs. Pérez
- Robert Burr as Ted Benson
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