 | This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. (December 2017) |
| Possessed | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Possessed-DVD_cover.jpg) DVD release cover | |
| Genre | Horror |
| Based on | Possessed by Thomas B. Allen |
| Screenplay by | |
| Directed by | Steven E. de Souza |
| Starring | |
| Music by | John Frizzell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Barbara Title |
| Cinematography | Edward J. Pei |
| Editor | Anthony Redman |
| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Production company | MainTitle Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | October 22, 2000 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
Possessed is a 2000 American horror television film directed by Steven E. de Souza, written by de Souza and Michael Lazarou, and starring Timothy Dalton. The film is based on events appearing in the 1993 book Possessed by Thomas B. Allen,[1][2][3] which was inspired by the exorcism case of Roland Doe.[4]
The film aired on Showtime on October 22, 2000, and was released on DVD in the United States on October 2, 2001.
- ^ Taylor, Troy. "THE ST. LOUIS EXORCISM". Ghosts of the Prairie: Behind the Legends.
- ^ Allen, Thomas B. (September 2000). Possessed. iUniverse. ISBN 0595132642.
- ^ Opsasnick, Mark. "After the Movie". Strange Mag.
- ^ Cinema of the occult: new age, satanism, Wicca, and spiritualism in film. Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corp. 2008. ISBN 9780934223959. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
Blatty's novel was loosely based on an actual exorcism he heard about, and the producers of Possessed claim the film is closer to the "real" story.