The Possessed (1965)
La donna del lago
While visiting his favorite resort village during winter, a writer investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
- Date of release
- 1965-07-24
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (61)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Director
- Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Rossellini
Casting
- Peter Baldwin — Bernard, the writer
- Salvo Randone — Enrico
- Valentina Cortese — Irma
- Pia Lindström — Adriana
- Pier Giovanni Anchisi — Photographer
- Ennio Balbo — Coroner
- Anna Maria Gherardi — Servant girl
- Bruno Scipioni
- Mario Laurentino — Doctor
- Vittorio Duse — The Police Officer
- Philippe Leroy — Mario
- Virna Lisi — Tilde
Interesting facts
The Possessed is a 1965 Italian mystery film written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini and starring Peter Baldwin, Virna Lisi, Pia Lindström and Philippe Leroy. It is based on the novel La donna del lago by Giovanni Comisso. The film was years later released on U.S. television as Love, Hate and Dishonor.
Production
The Possessed was based on the 1962 novel La donna del lago by Giovanni Comisso. Giulio Questi was hired to write the screenplay. Along with directors Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rosselini, a fourth uncredited writer was added to work on the film: Ernesto Gastaldi. For their contributions to the script, Gastaldi, Bazzoni, and Rosselini received 700,000, 500,000 and 250,000 Italian lire respectively.
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