The Nun and the Devil

The Nun and The Devil
Directed byDomenico Paolella (as Paolo Dominici)
Written byTonino Cervi
Domenico Paolella
Produced byTonino Cervi
StarringAnne Heywood
Luc Merenda
Ornella Muti
Martine Brochard
CinematographyGiuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byPiero Piccioni
Release date
  • January 25, 1973 (1973-01-25)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Nun and the Devil (Italian: Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo) is an erotic 1973 Italian nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella. It is also known as: Sisters of Satan (UK) and The Nuns of Saint Archangel (US). The action is set in the 16th century at the convent of Sant Arcangelo, near Naples, then under Spanish rule. The success of the film resulted in another period drama/nunsploitation film by Paolella released the same year, Story of a Cloistered Nun, an Italian/French/West German co-production starring Eleonora Giorgi.

The opening credits state that the movie is "Based on authentic 16th Century records and a story by Stendhal"—possibly Stendhal's L'Abbesse de Castro (1832) is meant.