Possessed Movie Review 2000

William Bowdern (Dalton) is a troubled priest in 1949 St. Louis, who has taken to drink because of his WWII nightmares. He's called on to help 11-year-old Robbie (Malen) who is apparently possessed by a demon. Will reluctant Archbishop Hume (Plummer) allow Bowdern to performan an arcane exorcism and does Robbie's strange Aunt Hanna (Laurie) have anything to do with his condition? Based on the true story of the only documented exorcism performed by the Catholic Church in the U.S.

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Nuns & Priests, Period Piece: 1940s, Childhood Visions, Demons & Wizards, Exorcism & Exorcists

Screenplay

Steven E. de Souza, Michael Lazarou

Cast

Timothy Dalton, Christopher Plummer, Henry Czerny, Jonathan Malen, Shannon Lawson, Piper Laurie, Michael Rhoades

Cinematography

Edward Pei

Director

Steven E. de Souza

Music

John (Gianni) Frizzell

Other

Anthony Redman