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Behind Convent Walls
Behind Convent Walls

Behind Convent Walls

Genres

Drama

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A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of the institution to enforce strict rules on these unfortunate women. At the same time, a particularly disturbed nun manages to poison herself and many of the other novitiates in yet another scandal which is covered up by church authorities.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.039/10

Release Date

25 January 1978

Country

Italy

Cast

Marina Pierro

Marina Pierro

Sister Veronica

Ligia Branice

Ligia Branice

Sister Clara

Gabriella Giacobbe

Gabriella Giacobbe

Abbess Flavia Orsini

Loredana Martínez

Loredana Martínez

Sister Martina

Howard Ross

Howard Ross

Rodrigo Landriani (as Howard Ross)

Rodolfo Dal Pra

Rodolfo Dal Pra

Bishop

Olivia Pascal

Olivia Pascal

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Stefania D'Amario

Stefania D'Amario

Greta Vayan

Greta Vayan

Paola Morra

Paola Morra

Romano Puppo

Romano Puppo

Mario Maranzana

Mario Maranzana

Father Confessor

Alessandro Partexano

Alessandro Partexano

Silva

Gina Rovere

Gina Rovere

Dora Calindri

Dora Calindri

Francesca Balletta

Francesca Balletta

Carole Fouanon

Carole Fouanon

Miana Merisi

Miana Merisi

Simona Villani

Simona Villani

Paola Arduini

Paola Arduini

Silvano Bernabei

Silvano Bernabei

Brid Cranitch

Brid Cranitch

Elisabeth Jane Long

Elisabeth Jane Long

Imelde Marani

Imelde Marani

Patrizia Mauro

Patrizia Mauro

Mike Morris

Mike Morris

Antonietta Patriarca

Antonietta Patriarca

Betti Pedrazzi

Betti Pedrazzi

Rossella Pescatore

Rossella Pescatore

Valeria Pescatore

Valeria Pescatore

Paola Prosdogemi

Paola Prosdogemi

Jole Rosa

Jole Rosa

Romana Monti

Romana Monti

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