Possession

Horror

"Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled."

User Score1,280 votes

73%7.3/10

Release1981→

Runtime2H 4M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

Isabelle Adjani

Anna / Helen

Sam Neill

Mark

Margit Carstensen

Margit Gluckmeister

Heinz Bennent

Heinrich

Johanna Hofer

Heinrich's Mother

Carl Duering

Private Detective

Shaun Lawton

Zimmermann

Michael Hogben

Bob

Full Cast & Crew (79)

Media110

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Posters

Director

Andrzej Żuławski

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Trailer

Box Office

Budget$2M

Revenue$1M

Certification

Keywords

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