
The Possessed
A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the Satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Released
- 1977
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1977
Storyline
A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the Satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
Top credits
James Farentino — Kevin Leahy
Harrison Ford — Paul Winjam
Claudette Nevins — Ellen Sumner
Eugene Roche — Sgt. Taplinger
Did you know
• Released just prior to Star Wars, which made Harrison Ford a star.
• Ann Dusenberry was almost cast as Laurie Strode in Halloween the following year but the role went to Jamie Lee Curtis. However, PJ Soles, Ann's co-star in this movie, was cast as Lynda, one of Laurie's best friends in Halloween (1978) and Ann won the role of Tina in Jaws 2 instead. Coincidentally, PJ's husband at the time, Dennis Quaid would later star in Jaws 3-D.
• Dinah Manoff and PJ Soles co-starred as Celia and Marty. The following year Dinah played Marty in Grease (1978) and a few years prior PJ portrayed a character named Celia on the soap opera Love is a Many Splendored Thing.
User reviews
Adequate Though Pedestrian 1970s TV-Movie
Sadly Just an Exorcist Wanna-Be
Could have been a series
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color


















