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Director:
Giulio Petroni
Writers:
Joaquín Domínguez (story)
Giulio Petroni (writer)
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Release Date:
4 December 1978 (Spain) more
Genre:
Horror more
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Nice climax more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Marisa Mell ... Amanda
Chris Avram ... Andrea
Lou Castel ... Father Clark
Laura Trotter ... Rachel
Paola Maiolini ... Prostituta
Javier Escrivá ... Fabio
Víctor Israel ... Giovanni
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Jack Taylor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'osceno desiderio (Italy) (alternative title)
Le pene nel ventre (Italy)
Obscene Desire (USA)
Poseída (Spain)
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Runtime:
100 min | Italy:89 min
Country:
Italy | Spain
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Nice climax, 29 May 2001
5/10
Author: rundbauchdodo from Zürich, Switzerland

This post-"Exorcist" and "Omen" possession film is quite odd. It has some typical Giallo elements and until the second half of the movie, it is left unclear whether there is something supernatural going on or not.

The film also boosts some strange characters that sometimes get a little bit overacted by the actors. But the main problem of the film is that it makes the impression of coming about ten years too late. It is too old fashioned to be a typical horror film of the late 1970s (there are many classical Gothic moments in it), and on the other hand it is too graphic to be a late Gothic horror film (two gory scenes and plenty of nude female flesh).

All in all, it's an enjoyable if not amazing little film, and the climax delivers an unexpected downbeat twist to surprise the audience. If "L'Osceno Desiderio" (my preferred title) would have been directed by a more gifted director, it would surely be a remarkable sleeper.

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