The Possession of Joel Delaney
If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.
1972 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Waris Hussein |
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| Writer: | Matt Robinson, Irene Kamp, Ramona Stewart |
| Staring: |
| An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem. | |
| Release Date: | May 24, 1972 |
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| Director: | Waris Hussein |
| Writer: | Matt Robinson, Irene Kamp, Ramona Stewart |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, satanism, possession, class differences, mental illness, socialite, occult, manhattan, new york city, spiritualism, social class, brother sister relationship |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, ITC Entertainment, Haworth Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,300,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shirley MacLaine | Norah Benson |
| Perry King | Joel Delaney |
| Michael Hordern | Justin |
| David Elliott | Peter Benson |
| Lisa Kohane | Carrie Benson |
| Barbara Trentham | Sherry |
| Lovelady Powell | Erika |
| Edmundo Rivera Álvarez | Don Pedro |
| Teodorina Bello | Mrs. Pérez |
| Robert Burr | Ted Benson |
| Miriam Colon | Veronica |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Young Man at Séance |
| Aukie Herger | Mr. Pérez |
| Earle Hyman | Charles |
| Marita Lindholm | Marita Benson |
| Peter Turgeon | Detective Brady |
| Paulita Iglesias | Brujo at Séance |
| Stan Watt | James |
| Pat Ast | Mental Hospital Patient (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Waris Hussein | Director |
| Matt Robinson | Screenplay |
| Irene Kamp | Screenplay |
| Ramona Stewart | Novel |
| Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
| Peter Murton | Production Design |
| George Justin | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Jessica Levy | Casting |
| Vic Ramos | Extras Casting |
| Frank L. Thompson | Costume Design |
| Philip Rosenberg | Art Direction |
| Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Marilyn Putnam | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lee Trent | Hairstylist |
| Alan Hopkins | Assistant Director |
| Alex Hapsas | Assistant Director |
| Lou Barlia | Camera Operator |
| Roberta Hodes | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Gramaglia | Sound |
| Dino Di Campo | Sound Editor |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Willie Meyerhoff | Gaffer |
| Charles Kolb | Grip |
| Lyman Hallowell | Assistant Editor |
| Peter Boyle | First Assistant Editor |
| Joe Raposo | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Saul Meth | Makeup Artist |
| Michael Haley | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Poll | Producer |
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