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Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled. - Possession
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Title: Possession

Release Date: 27 May 1981

Runtime: 2h 4m

Genre: Horror

Director: Gaumont, Oliane Productions, Marianne Productions, Soma Film Produktion

Production Companies: Gaumont, Oliane Productions, Marianne Productions, Soma Film Produktion

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (1121 votes)

Cast

  • Anna / Helen: Isabelle Adjani
  • Mark: Sam Neill
  • Margit Gluckmeister: Margit Carstensen
  • Heinrich: Heinz Bennent
  • Heinrich's Mother: Johanna Hofer
  • Private Detective: Carl Duering
  • Zimmermann: Shaun Lawton
  • Bob: Michael Hogben
  • Man with Pink Socks: Maximilian Rüthlein
  • Sara: Leslie Malton
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