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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1977-03-10
Languagede
Runtime1h 25m
Production

Ascot Film, Elite Film, Cinemec Zweite Produktions KG

5.8(41)
•1977•1h 25m

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

"Satanic lust behind cloister walls..."

Horror

Overview

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

Writing & Screenplay
Erwin C. Dietrich
Cinematography
Peter Baumgartner

Principal Cast

15 credited
Susan Hemingway
Susan HemingwayMaria Rosalea Coutinho
Ana Zanatti
Ana ZanattiMother Alma, the Grand Priestess
William Berger
William BergerFather Vicente
Herbert Fux
Herbert FuxSatan
Vítor Mendes
Vítor MendesAntónio Fernando Queiroz de Melo
Herman José
Herman JoséManuel Gonçalves
José Viana
José VianaThe Grand Inquisitor
Aida Vargas
Aida VargasJoanna, a Nun
Aida Gouveia
Aida GouveiaAntónia, a Nun
CM
Clara MarabutoJosefina, a Nun

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