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Mother Joan of the Angels
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Title: Mother Joan of the Angels

Release Date: 9 Feb 1961

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Drama, Horror

Director: Studio Filmowe Kadr

Production Companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr

Overview: A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior, who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (99 votes)

Cast

  • Mother Joan of the Angels: Lucyna Winnicka
  • Father Józef Suryn / Rabbi: Mieczysław Voit
  • Sister Małgorzata: Anna Ciepielewska
  • Antosia: Maria Chwalibóg
  • Father Brym: Kazimierz Fabisiak
  • Chrząszczewski: Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
  • Wincenty Wołodkowicz: Zygmunt Zintel
  • Kaziuk: Jerzy Kaczmarek
  • Odryn: Franciszek Pieczka
  • Juraj: Jarosław Kuszewski
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