Mother Joan of the Angels

Mother Joan of the Angels
Directed by	Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Written by	Jerzy Kawalerowicz Tadeusz Konwicki
Starring	Lucyna Winnicka Mieczyslaw Voit
Cinematography	Jerzy Wójcik
Edited by	Wiesława Otocka
Music by	Adam Walaciński
Production company	Studio Filmowe Kadr
Release dates	May 1961 (1961-05) (Cannes) 9 February 1961 (1961-02-09)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Poland
Languages	Polish Latin

Mother Joan of the Angels (Polish: Matka Joanna od Aniołów, also known as The Devil and the Nun) is a 1961 Polish horror art film on demonic possession, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, based on a novella of the same title by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, loosely based on the 17th century Loudun possessions. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]