The Devil Is a Woman (1974 film)
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The Devil Is a Woman | |
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Il sorriso del grande tentatore | |
Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
Written by | Damiano Damiani Audrey Nohra Fabrizio Onofri |
Produced by | Anis Nohra |
Starring | Glenda Jackson |
Cinematography | Mario Vulpiani |
Edited by | Peter Taylor |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom Italy |
Language | English |
The Devil Is a Woman (Italian: Il sorriso del grande tentatore, UK title: The Tempter) is a 1974 drama film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Glenda Jackson.
Plot
Sister Geraldine is the head of a convent that has a hospital wing for troubled patients. She resorts to bullying and tormenting those who come to this place, but things change when Rodolfo, a writer editing the life story of a priest who collaborated with the Nazis, comes to stay.
Cast
- Glenda Jackson as Sister Geraldine
- Claudio Cassinelli as Rodolfo Solina
- Lisa Harrow as Emilia Contreras
- Adolfo Celi as Father Borelli
- Duilio Del Prete as Monsignor Salvi
- Arnoldo Foà as Monsignor Badensky
- Gabriele Lavia as Prince Ottavio Ranieri d'Aragona
- Francisco Rabal as Bishop Marquez
- André Trottier as Bishop's Assistant
- Rolf Tasna as Monsignor Meitner
- Sara Sperati (as Adele Sperati) as Princess Alessandra Ranieri d'Aragona
- Edoardo Canali
- Edda Ferronao as Kitchen maid
- Ely Galleani as Rodolfo's girlfriend
- Margherita Horowitz as Prince Ottavio's mother
- Fabrizio Jovine as The Doctor
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