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    Possession of Joel Delaney, The (1972)

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    Norah Benson (Shirley MacLaine) is an affluent socialite and divorced mother of two living on Manhattan’s Upper East Side who seems to be living the perfect life.

    After her mother’s suicide, she becomes a mother figure to her shy younger brother, Joel Delaney (Perry King) but he begins to begin to act very strangely: He eventually tries to attack a man and is taken to a mental asylum.

    Apparently, Joel is possessed by the spirit of his dead best friend, Tonio Perez (José Fernández) – who just happened to be a serial killer.

    Norah ultimately seeks the help of a spiritualist to attempt to exorcise the spirit but Joel turns on Norah and threatens her life and those of her children.

    When Joel is eventually shot down, his spirit is transmitted to Norah who ends up possessed herself.

    It’s very slow going, looking more like a made-for-TV movie than one meant for the big screen, and the most horrific thing in the film is the white, knitted hat Shirley MacLaine wears in a few scenes.

    Norah Benson
    Shirley MacLaine
    Joel Delaney
    Perry King
    Peter Benson
    David Elliott
    Carrie Benson
    Lisa Kohane
    Erika
    Lovelady Powell
    Sherry
    Barbara Trentham
    Veronica
    Miriam Colon
    Don Pedro
    Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
    Mrs Pérez
    Teodorina Bello
    Tonio Pérez
    José Fernández
    Mr Pérez
    Aukie Herger
    Ted Benson
    Robert Burr
    Detective Brady
    Peter Turgeon
    Charles
    Earle Hyman
    Marta Benson
    Marita Lindholm
    Brujo
    Paulita Iglesias
    James
    Stan Watt
    Dr Justin Reichman
    Michael Hordern

    Director
    Waris Hussein

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