Possession
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
1981 | 124m | French
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Andrzej Żuławski |
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| Writer: | Andrzej Żuławski, Frederic Tuten |
| Staring: |
| A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair. | |
| Release Date: | May 27, 1981 |
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| Director: | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Writer: | Andrzej Żuławski, Frederic Tuten |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | germany, berlin, germany, berlin wall, adultery, monster, obsession, hysteria, investigation, marriage crisis, police, murder, gore, domestic abuse, teacher, serial killer, domestic violence, motorcycle, miscarriage, separation, extramarital affair, mental illness, private detective, spiral staircase, doppelgänger, macabre, dual role, marital separation, video nasty, breakdown, downward spiral, impending divorce |
| Production Companies | Gaumont, Oliane Productions, Marianne Productions, Soma Film Produktion |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,200,000
Budget: $2,400,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 18, 2025 (Update) Entered: Feb 18, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Adjani | Anna / Helen |
| Sam Neill | Mark |
| Margit Carstensen | Margit Gluckmeister |
| Heinz Bennent | Heinrich |
| Johanna Hofer | Heinrich's Mother |
| Carl Duering | Private Detective |
| Shaun Lawton | Zimmermann |
| Michael Hogben | Bob |
| Maximilian Rüthlein | Man with Pink Socks |
| Leslie Malton | Sara |
| Thomas Frey | Pink Sock's Acolyte |
| Harry Riebauer | Man at the Conference |
| Dragomir Stanojević | Taxi Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrzej Żuławski | Screenplay, Director, Adaptation |
| Ingrid Zoré | Costume Design |
| Ronaldo Abreu | Makeup Artist |
| Laurence Azouvy | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Jean-José Richer | Production Manager |
| Knut Winkler | Unit Manager |
| Peter Alteneder | Props |
| Barbara Kloth | Assistant Art Director |
| Mario Stock | Props |
| Karl-Heinz Laabs | Sound |
| Jacques Maumont | Sound Mixer |
| Charles-Henri Assola | Special Effects |
| Daniel Braunschweig | Special Effects |
| Carlo Rambaldi | Special Effects, Creature Design |
| Willi Neuner | Stunts |
| Miomir Radević 'Pigi' | Stunts |
| Dragomir Stanojević | Stunts |
| Frederic Tuten | Dialogue, Adaptation |
| Norman Engel | Sound |
| Harald Muchametow | Unit Manager |
| Sabine Prenczina | Assistant Editor |
| Eva-Maria Schönecker | Assistant Director |
| Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Camera Operator |
| Andrzej Korzyński | Original Music Composer |
| Bruno Nuytten | Director of Photography |
| Marie-Sophie Dubus | Editor |
| Suzanne Lang-Willar | Editor |
| Holger Gross | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marie-Laure Reyre | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 24 |
| 2024 | 5 | 37 | 53 | 24 |
| 2024 | 6 | 45 | 75 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 42 | 85 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 40 | 82 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 51 | 97 | 28 |
| 2024 | 11 | 36 | 63 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 22 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32 | 54 | 22 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 51 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 8 | 510 | 809 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 248 | 653 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 236 | 651 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 429 | 836 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 441 | 776 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 97 | 608 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 913 | 941 |