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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
Die Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne (original title)

85 min  -  Drama | Adventure | Horror  -   10 March 1977 (West Germany)
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16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior... See full summary »

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Jesus Franco
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Susan Hemingway Susan Hemingway ...
Maria Rosalea
William Berger William Berger ...
Father Vicente
Herbert Fux Herbert Fux ...
Ana Zanatti Ana Zanatti ...
Mother Alma, the Grand Priestess
Aida Vargas Aida Vargas ...
Antónia, a Nun (as Aida Kargas)
Vítor Mendes Vítor Mendes ...
António Fernando Queiroz de Melo, the Mayor
Isa Schneider Isa Schneider ...
Antónia, a Nun
Herman José Herman José ...
Manuel Gonçalves, the Prince (as Hermann Krippahl)
José Viana José Viana ...
The Grand Inquisitor (as Jose Viana)
Patricia Da Silva Patricia Da Silva ...
Maria's Mother
Victor de Sousa Victor de Sousa ...
Inquisitor's Aid
Nicolau Breyner Nicolau Breyner ...
Prince's Aid
Esther Studer Esther Studer ...
Josefina, a Nun
Dagmar Bürger Dagmar Bürger ...
Nun
Anton Diffring Anton Diffring ...
Old Priest
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Storyline

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior. Maria is tortured, forced into sex with men, women, and the horned Devil, and told that it's all a bad dream. She writes a letter to God, and a Knight rescues her, only to fall into the hands of the Inquisition, put on the rack, and condemned to death like Joan of Arc. Written by Artemis-9  

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Plot Keywords:

Satanist | Sex | Convent | Inquisition | Mother Superior  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Horror

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Details

Language:

German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Love Letters from a Portuguese Nun See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 36,890,043 (Spain)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Spain:  | UK: (DVD)  | (director's cut)  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The film was complete in 1975, but it went through a number of censorship bans (the first on 3 March 1976), appeals, rejections, and editing for release in different markets in 1977 and 1978. See more »

Connections

References Rosemary's Baby (1968) See more »