Mother Joan of the Angels
Maybe the trouble is not demons, but the absence of angels.
1961 · 106 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Horror
A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz · Written by Tadeusz Konwicki
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Lucyna Winnicka Mother Joan of the Angels -
Mieczysław Voit Father Józef Suryn / Rabbi -
Anna Ciepielewska Sister Małgorzata -
Maria Chwalibóg Antosia -
Kazimierz Fabisiak Father Brym -
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz Chrząszczewski -
Zygmunt Zintel Wincenty Wołodkowicz -
Jerzy Kaczmarek Kaziuk -
Franciszek Pieczka Odryn -
Jarosław Kuszewski Juraj -
Lech Wojciechowski Piątkowski -
Marian Nosek Dominican Priest
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