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The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972·Horror·1h 45m
7.0
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An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.
Directed by Waris Hussein
new york city
based on novel or book
possession
satanism
class differences
mental illness
socialite
occult
manhattan, new york city
spiritualism
social class
brother sister relationship
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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Norah Benson
Perry King
Perry King
Joel Delaney
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Justin
Barbara Trentham
Barbara Trentham
Sherry
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez
Don Pedro
Teodorina Bello
Teodorina Bello
Mrs. Pérez
Miriam Colon
Miriam Colon
Veronica
Earle Hyman
Earle Hyman
Charles
Pat Ast
Pat Ast
Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Crew

Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein
Director
Joe Raposo
Joe Raposo
Original Music Composer
Michael Haley
Michael Haley
Assistant Director
Joe Raposo
Joe Raposo
Music Director

Popular Reviews

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Ghost
Ghost
2.0★ · 05/09/26
The Possession of Joel Delaney
When you start portraying minorities and the those in poverty and the working class as something dirty and evil you lose me but based on some reviews I read the book is better so I might check out the book
When you start portraying minorities and the those in poverty and the working class as something dirty and evil you lose me but based on some reviews I read the book is better so I might check out the book
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5.0★ · 07/07/26
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6.0★ · 08/24/25
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6.0★ · 08/24/25
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6.0★ · 06/17/25
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