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Possession(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-05-27
73%
1265 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
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.
Languages: English, French, German.
Countries:
France,
Germany
Budget: $2,400,000.00
Revenue: $1,200,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Oliane Productions
Marianne Productions
Soma Film Produktion
Movie: Possession
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Adjani
Anna / Helen
Sam Neill
Mark
Margit Carstensen
Margit Gluckmeister
Heinz Bennent
Heinrich
Johanna Hofer
Heinrich's Mother
Carl Duering
Private Detective
Shaun Lawton
Zimmermann
Video Trailer Possession
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Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981)
Metrograph Pictures presents POSSESSION
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