Movie: Possession

Top 10 Billed Cast

Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Adjani

Anna / Helen

Sam Neill
Sam Neill

Mark

Margit Carstensen
Margit Carstensen

Margit Gluckmeister

Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent

Heinrich

Johanna Hofer
Johanna Hofer

Heinrich's Mother

Carl Duering
Carl Duering

Private Detective

Shaun Lawton
Shaun Lawton

Zimmermann

Michael Hogben
Michael Hogben

Bob

Maximilian Rüthlein
Maximilian Rüthlein

Man with Pink Socks

Thomas Frey
Thomas Frey

Pink Sock's Acolyte

Video Trailer Possession

Video: Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981)

Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981)

Metrograph Pictures presents POSSESSION

Metrograph Pictures presents POSSESSION

All 4 videos

Official Trailer

Official Trailer - Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer - Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981)

Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981) - Featurette

Metrograph Pictures presents POSSESSION

Metrograph Pictures presents POSSESSION - Teaser

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