The Possessed (1965 film)

The Possessed
Italian film poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based onLa donna del lago
1962 novel
by Giovanni Comisso
Produced byManolo Bolognini[1]
Starring
CinematographyLeonida Barboni[1]
Edited byNino Baragli[1]
Music byRenzo Rossellini[1]
Production
companies
  • B.R.C. Produzione Film
  • Istituto L.U.C.E.[2]
Distributed byTelexport[3]
Release dates
  • July 24, 1965 (1965-07-24) (Locarno Festival)
  • August 14, 1965 (1965-08-14) (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountryItaly[2]
LanguageItalian
Box office£100.116 million[4]

The Possessed (Italian: La donna del lago, lit.'The Lady of the Lake') is a 1965 Italian mystery film written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini and starring Peter Baldwin, Virna Lisi, Pia Lindström and Philippe Leroy. It is based on the novel La donna del lago by Giovanni Comisso. The film was years later released on U.S. television as Love, Hate and Dishonor.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cast and crew". The Possessed (booklet). Arrow Video. 2018. p. 5. FCD1850 / AV183.
  2. ^ a b c "Donna del Lago, La (The Possessed), Italy, 1965". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 33, no. 394. British Film Institute. November 1966. p. 170.
  3. ^ "La donna del lago (1965)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line.
  4. ^ Ehrenreich 2018, p. 17.