Country
France
Date
May 25, 1981
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Hogben | Bob |
| Maximilian Rüthlein | Man with Pink Socks |
| Thomas Frey | Pink Sock's Acolyte |
| Leslie Malton | Sara |
| Gerd Neubert | Subway Drunk |
| Ilse Bahrs | |
| Karin Mumm | |
| Herbert Chwoika | |
| Barbara Stanek | |
| Ilse Trautschold | |
| Harry Riebauer | Man at the Conference |
| Dragomir Stanojević | Taxi Driver |
Genres
Horror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Possession |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Français, Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Gaumont, Oliane Productions, Marianne Productions, Soma Film Produktion |
| Data di uscita | 27 maggio 1981 |
| Producer | Marie-Laure Reyre |
| Writer | Andrzej Żuławski, Frederic Tuten |
| Editors | Marie-Sophie Dubus, Suzanne Lang-Willar, Sabine Prenczina, Jutta Omura |
| Cinematography | Bruno Nuytten, Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz, Dieter Ahlich, Manfred Bogdahn, Ulrich Clauss, Dieter Dentzer, Peter Kalisch, Idislawe Kielar, Pascal Marti, Hans-Joachim Michalek, Ernst Simoneit |
| Asst. Directors | Eva-Maria Schönecker, Andrzej Żuławski, Christiane Helle |
| Lighting | Dieter Ahlich, Manfred Bogdahn, Dieter Dentzer, Hans-Joachim Michalek, Ernst Simoneit, Pat Miller |
| Camera Operators | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz, Bruno Nuytten, Dieter Ahlich, Manfred Bogdahn, Ulrich Clauss, Dieter Dentzer, Peter Kalisch, Idislawe Kielar, Pascal Marti, Hans-Joachim Michalek, Ernst Simoneit |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 19, 1981
Certification
18
Note
Madrid
Country
Sweden
Date
Jan 29, 1982
Note
Göteborg Film Festival
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 16, 1982
Certification
18+
Note
Festival Internazionale del film di fantascienza
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Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 28, 1983
Note
Fantasporto Film Festival
Country
United States
Date
Sep 02, 1983
Certification
R
Note
Victoria, Texas
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 11, 2013
Certification
16
Note
Imagine Film Festival
Country
Poland
Date
Sep 21, 2016
Note
Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Country
China
Date
Apr 20, 2024
Note
Beijing International Film Festival （4K）
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Oct 13, 1983
Certification
R
Note
New York City
Country
Poland
Date
Nov 17, 2023
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
May 27, 1981
Certification
16
Note
Visa n°52822
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 10, 1981
Certification
16
Country
Mexico
Date
Nov 28, 1981
Certification
C
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 25, 1981
Certification
18
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 1982
Country
United States
Date
Oct 28, 1983
Certification
R
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 17, 1983
Certification
18
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 17, 1988
Country
Greece
Date
Feb 20, 2004
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 13, 2025
Certification
16
Note
Re-release
Country
South Korea
Date
Oct 08, 2025
Certification
19
Digital
Country
South Korea
Date
Apr 21, 2020
Certification
19
Country
United States
Date
Jan 05, 2023
Certification
NR
Note
Shudder
Country
France
Date
Feb 22, 2026
Certification
12
Note
Arte•tv
Physical media
Country
Sweden
Date
Apr 15, 1997
Note
VHS
Country
Hungary
Date
Dec 03, 1997
Certification
18
Note
VHS
Country
France
Date
May 06, 2009
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 06, 2009
Certification
16
Note
DVD
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Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Oct 25, 2010
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 08, 2012
Certification
16
Note
DVD / Blu-ray
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 29, 2013
Certification
18
Note
DVD
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 15, 2014
Note
DVD
TV
Country
France
Date
Feb 23, 2026
Certification
12
Note
Arte
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