| Joan Collins | ... | Lucy Carlesi | |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Sister Albana | |
| Ralph Bates | ... | Gino Carlesi | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Dr. Finch | |
| Caroline Munro | ... | Mandy Gregory | |
| Hilary Mason | ... | Mrs. Hyde | |
| John Steiner | ... | Tommy Morris | |
| Janet Key | ... | Jill Fletcher | |
| George Claydon | ... | Hercules | |
| Derek Benfield | ... | Police Inspector | |
| Stanley Lebor | ... | Police Sergeant | |
| Judy Buxton | ... | Sheila | |
| Andy Secombe | ... | Delivery Boy (as Andrew Secombe) | |
| Susan Richards | ... | Old Lady | |
| Phyllis MacMahon | ... | Nun (as Phyllis McMahon) | |
| John Moore | ... | Priest | |
| Floella Benjamin | ... | 1st Nurse | |
| Penny Darch | ... | 2nd Nurse | |
| Maria Lopez | ... | Stripper (as Lopez) | |
| Susie Lightining | ... | Stripper | |
| Val Hoadley | ... | Dancer | |
| Janice Brett | ... | Dancer |
Directed by | |||
| Peter Sasdy | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Stanley Price | (screenplay) | |
| Nato De Angeles | (original story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Nato De Angeles | .... | executive producer | |
| Norma Corney | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ron Grainer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kenneth Talbot | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Keith Palmer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Roy Stannard | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Stephanie Kaye | .... | hairdresser | |
| Eddie Knight | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Christopher Sutton | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David Bracknell | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ted Ambrose | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Don Challis | .... | sound editor | |
| Dushko Indjic | .... | sound | |
| Gordon K. McCallum | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Kevin Sutton | .... | sound recording | |
| John Hayward | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Bert Luxford | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Bob Kindred | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Brenda Dabbs | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ron Grainer | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Jill Bender | .... | assistant to director | |
| Renée Glynne | .... | continuity (as Renee Glynne) | |
| Mia Nardi | .... | choreographer (as Mia Nadasi) | |
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Joan Collins plays a stripper named Lucy. At the club, a dwarf worker tries to sexually molest her. She spurns him and he curses her to have a baby possessed by the Devil. A few years later she's out of the business, happily married to Gino (Ralph Bates!) and pregnant. The baby is born (after an extremely harsh delivery) and immediately starts acting violently. It scratches, spits, bites and starts killing people! What to do? It's a good thing Gino's sister is a nun, Sister Albana (Eileen Atkins), and has a few ideas.
This is reasonably well-directed, looks great, has some good acting...but that's it. Collins is just fantastic in her role; Donald Pleasance equally good as the baby's doctor and Atkins (wisely) doesn't take her role too seriously. But who thought having Ralph Bates playing an Italian was a good idea? He looks miserable and his "accent" is hilarious. Atkins (who is also British) does a better job of it--but every time she says "devil" it sounds like "davel" and is (unintentionally?) hysterical. And Caroline Munro is on hand in a nothing part--but she looks just great.
The script is dull dull dull. There's not enough material here for 90 minutes. It's filled with people endlessly repeating the same lines (I heard "the baby is so big" so many times I was ready to scream!) and has tons of filler with people walking around. I got so bored after an hour I basically started to fast forward through this.
The baby's attacks aren't really shown (until the end)--we always see the aftermath and we NEVER see the baby doing it. Also, the film is relatively bloodless until the last 15 minutes which throws in a couple of nice gory murders--but it's too little too late.
All that's left about this movie is some very good acting and a VERY cute-looking baby. That aside--forget it.
Rent "Rosemary's Baby" instead--you'll be much better off.