The Sect (1991)

A lonely kindergarten teacher discovers a secret well in the basement of her house, and soon finds herself being followed by a murderous Satanic cult.

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Dario Argento, Gianni Romoli (as Giovanni Romoli)

Stars:

Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Mariangela Giordano

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Curtis	...	Miriam Kreisl
Herbert Lom	...	Moebius Kelly
Mariangela Giordano	...	Kathryn (as Maria Angela Giordano)
Michel Adatte	...	Frank
Carla Cassola	...	Dr. Pernath
Angelika Maria Boeck	...	Claire Henri
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Martin Romero
Niels Gullov	...	Mr. Henri
Tomas Arana	...	Damon
Donald O'Brien	...	Justice Jonathan Ford
Yasmine Ussani	...	Samantha
Dario Casalini	...	Mark
Paolo Pranzo	...	Steven
Richard Sammel	...	Truck Driver
Ralph Bola Mustapha	...	Second Truck Driver

Storyline

A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A school teacher almost runs over an old man with a box and takes him in. It's no accident that the old man has come into her life, and it quickly becomes apparent that he has plans for her, plans that involve a permanent future with the Satanic cult.

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Plot Keywords:

bunny | supernatural horror | reference to satan | satanism | woman | 

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Taglines:

Satan has chosen his victims. The battle with evil has begun.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

1 March 1991 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Devil's Daughter

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ADC Films,Penta Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Zombie Flesh Eaters 3" (1989) was shot in Rome on sets borrowed from "The Sect."

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Goofs

The opening scene states the year is 1970, but the song playing is America's "A Horse with No Name", which came out in 1972.

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Connections

Featured in Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991)

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Soundtracks

A Horse With No Name
Written by Dewey Bunnell (as Lee Bunnell)
Performed by America
Warner Bros Music
Courtesy of Warner Bros Music Italy America

User Reviews

'Rosemary's Baby' on crack?

'The Sect' is a profoundly strange Satanic thriller. Directed by Dario Argento protege Michele Soavi (best known for the zombie movie 'Dellamorte Dellamore'), and co-scripted/co-produced by Argento himself, this shares the surreal, dreamlike feel of 'Suspiria' or 'Inferno', but without their distinctive stylish atmosphere. At times it appears to make no sense at all, especially the bizarre sequences using insects and animals, but it always holds your interest, and is certainly original and worth watching.

Kelly Curtis plays the sexy but nice schoolteacher who finds herself the centre of an evil cult who have big plans for her. Horror veteran Herbert Lom ('Mark Of The Devil', 'Asylum', etc.) is a mysterious old man who she befriends after nearly accidentally running him over. Can he be trusted? Can Miriam's pet white rabbit be trusted? And what exactly do subterranean wells, a Manson-like hippie killer, evil storks, Lewis Carrollesque dream sequences, and sticking extinct earwigs up people's noses have to do with it all? I'll leave you to work it all out.

A very freaky but entertaining movie that will probably become a future cult classic. Highly recommended.