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Alice, Sweet Alice

Original title: Communion
  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
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In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion... Read allIn 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.

  • Director
    • Alfred Sole
  • Writers
    • Rosemary Ritvo
    • Alfred Sole
  • Stars
    • Linda Miller
    • Mildred Clinton
    • Paula E. Sheppard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    12K
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    • Director
      • Alfred Sole
    • Writers
      • Rosemary Ritvo
      • Alfred Sole
    • Stars
      • Linda Miller
      • Mildred Clinton
      • Paula E. Sheppard
    • 167User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Paula E. Sheppard in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
    Linda Miller in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
    Paula E. Sheppard in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
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    Mildred Clinton in Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

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    Linda Miller
    Linda Miller
    • Catherine Spages
    Mildred Clinton
    • Mrs. Tredoni
    Paula E. Sheppard
    Paula E. Sheppard
    • Alice Spages
    • (as Paula Sheppard)
    Niles McMaster
    Niles McMaster
    • Dom Spages
    Jane Lowry
    • Aunt Annie DeLorenze
    Rudolph Willrich
    Rudolph Willrich
    • Father Tom
    Michael Hardstark
    • Detective Spina
    Alphonso DeNoble
    • Mr. Alphonso
    Gary Allen
    • Jim DeLorenze
    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Karen Spages
    Louisa Horton
    Louisa Horton
    • Dr. Whitman
    Tom Signorelli
    Tom Signorelli
    • Detective Brennan
    Lillian Roth
    Lillian Roth
    • Pathologist
    • (as Miss Lillian Roth)
    Patrick Gorman
    Patrick Gorman
    • Father Pat
    Kathy Rich
    • Angela DeLorenze
    Ted Tinling
    • Detective Cranston
    Mary Boylan
    • Mother Superior
    Peter Bosche
    • Monsignor
    • Director
      • Alfred Sole
    • Writers
      • Rosemary Ritvo
      • Alfred Sole
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    • Trivia
      Star Paula E. Sheppard, who played 12-year-old Alice, was about 19 years of age during the making of the movie.
    • Goofs
      After Alphonso is stabbed he falls down on a coffee table causing it to collapse. A pair of hands is visible as they catch a falling fish bowl.
    • Quotes

      Aunt Annie DeLorenze: Angela, stop eating! Haven't you had enough? Jim, help me clean up this mess. You don't need that drink!

    • Crazy credits
      During the ending credits there is no music and the screen doesn't turn black, the last frame of the film remains in the background forever.
    • Alternate versions
      "Communion" was re-released (after Brooke Shields became famous in "Pretty Baby") in its original uncut form as "Alice, Sweet Alice" in 1978 and then in a cut form as "Holy Terror" in 1981 (after the Brooke Shields' hit "The Blue Lagoon").
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Hardly Working/The Howling/'Breaker' Morant/Mon Oncle D'Amerique/Caveman (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
      Written by Jerome Kern (as Kern) and Oscar Hammerstein II (as Hammerstein)

      Performed by Helen Morgan (uncredited)

    User reviews167

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    8/10
    Terrific Thriller
    Overripe performances litter this strange and unusual horror tale about Catholic guilt, repression, and violence. I can only give this movie the highest praise one could give any film - there's nothing else quite like it. It won't be everyone's cup of tea and many might be turned off by the theatrical performances, the longer-than-average run time, and perhaps even the style of the film, but they'll be missing out.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Alice Sweet Alice
    • Filming locations
      • Rogers Locomotive Works - Spruce and Market Streets, Paterson, New Jersey, USA(death scene of Dom)
    • Production company
      • Harristown Funding
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    • Budget
      • $340,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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