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The Possessed

6.8

Released July 24, 1965Runtime 1h 25min

While visiting his favorite resort village during winter, a writer investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

B.R.C. Produzione Film

Production Countries

Italy

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

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Cast

Peter BaldwinBernard, the writer

Salvo RandoneEnrico

Valentina CorteseIrma

Pia LindströmAdriana

Pier Giovanni AnchisiPhotographer

Ennio BalboCoroner

Anna Maria GherardiServant girl

Bruno Scipioni

Mario LaurentinoDoctor

Vittorio DuseThe Police Officer

Philippe LeroyMario

Virna LisiTilde

Jean RougeulThe Journalist (uncredited)

Crew

Piero CapponiFirst Assistant Director

Meralda PantanellaFirst Assistant Director

Marcella MarianiScript Supervisor

Luigi BazzoniDirector

Franco RosselliniDirector

Franco RosselliniScreenplay

Giulio QuestiScreenplay

Giovanni ComissoNovel

Luigi BazzoniScreenplay

Bruno FrascàUnit Manager

Manolo BologniniProducer

Nello CellettiProduction Secretary

Roberto CoccoProduction Manager

Leonida BarboniDirector of Photography

Danda OrtonaCostume Design

Dante FerrettiAssistant Production Design

Luigi ScaccianoceProduction Design

Renato CadueriSound Mixer

Renzo RosselliniOriginal Music Composer

Giannetto NardiSound

Roberto BiciocchiStill Photographer

Fernando GallandtAssistant Camera

Sergio SalvatiAssistant Camera

Camillo BazzoniCamera Operator

Vittorugo ContinoCamera Operator

Sergio MontanariAssistant Editor

Adriana CassiniHairstylist

Nino BaragliEditor

Giannetto De RossiMakeup Artist

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Reviews

Watched this as part of a Giallo Essentials box set and while it's not at all bad, in fact some excellent black and white cinematography, the story is a bit slow in developing however not sure I'd classify this as giallo, this was a film noir mystery. However, performances were decent and as a whol...