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The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
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24 May 1972 (USA)
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A woman begins to suspect that her brother is possessed by a voodoo spirit. | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Great!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shirley MacLaine | ... | Norah Benson |
 | Perry King | ... | Joel Delaney |
 | Michael Hordern | ... | Justin |
| David Elliott | ... | Peter Benson |
| Lisa Kohane | ... | Carrie Benson |
| Barbara Trentham | ... | Sherry |
| Lovelady Powell | ... | Erika |
| Edmundo Rivera Álvarez | ... | Don Pedro |
| Teodorina Bello | ... | Mrs. Pererz |
| Robert Burr | ... | Ted Benson |
| Miriam Colon | ... | Veronica |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | ... | Young Man at Seance |
| Aukie Herger | ... | Mr. Perez |
 | Earle Hyman | ... | Charles (as Earl Hyman) |
| Marita Lindholm | ... | Marta Benson |
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105 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Norway:18 (1973) |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:MA (cable rating) |
Finland:(Banned) (1973) |
UK:X |
USA:R
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The film was bashed by critics upon release because of the disturbing scene where a young boy is forced to strip. In a 2004 Entertainment Weekly article author Stephen King cited the movie while addressing issues of censorship. King said had The Possession of Joel Delaney been released today it would be rated NC-17 for that scene alone.
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I thought "The Possession of Joel Delaney" was an excellent movie. The performances are superb and the last fifteen minutes of the film are sooo incredibly scary. The plot deals with a troubled man named Joel who shows signs of demonic possession. His rich older sister Norah is sure he is either going crazy or on LSD, but when she realizes her brother led a quite different life and had a strange friend named Tonio Perez (who, as it happens, was a dangerous decapitation murderer), she is led to believe that Joel is possessed by Tonio's vengeful spirit and an exorcism must be performed. The mood is dark and there are scenes that stick in your mind for days...the haunting voice Joel speaks in when possessed by Tonio, the scary and quite sick finally where he torments Norah and her two kids. I love this movie and think it is a must-watch for any horror fan. It is definitely not, "The Exorcist", but more subtle. Incredibly scary.