Secret Ceremony
It's time to speak of unspoken things...
1968 · 109 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.
Directed by Joseph Losey · Written by Marco Denevi
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Elizabeth Taylor Leonora -
Mia Farrow Cenci -
Robert Mitchum Albert -
Peggy Ashcroft Hannah -
Pamela Brown Hilda -
Robert Douglas Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited) - G George Howell First Cleaner (uncredited)
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Penelope Keith Hotel Assistant (uncredited) -
Roger Lloyd Pack Cleaner (uncredited) -
Angus MacKay Vicar (uncredited) -
Michael Strong Dr. Walter Stevens (uncredited)
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