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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

Original title: Die Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne
  • 1977
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 20m
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5.3/10
1.5K
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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior. Maria is tortured, forced into sex with men, women, and the horned Devil, and told that it's all a bad dream. She writes a letter to God, and a Knight rescues her, only to fall into the hands of the Inquisition, put on the rack, and condemned to death like Joan of Arc.
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16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

  • Director
    • Jesús Franco
  • Writers
    • Mariana Alcoforado
    • Erwin C. Dietrich
    • Christine Lembach
  • Stars
    • Susan Hemingway
    • William Berger
    • Herbert Fux
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jesús Franco
    • Writers
      • Mariana Alcoforado
      • Erwin C. Dietrich
      • Christine Lembach
    • Stars
      • Susan Hemingway
      • William Berger
      • Herbert Fux
    • 28User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast16

    Susan Hemingway
    Susan Hemingway
    • Maria Rosalea Coutinho
    William Berger
    William Berger
    • Father Vicente
    Herbert Fux
    Herbert Fux
    • Satan
    Ana Zanatti
    Ana Zanatti
    • Mother Alma, the Grand Priestess
    Aida Vargas
    • Joanna, a Nun
    • (as Aida Kargas)
    Vítor Mendes
    • António Fernando Queiroz de Melo, the Mayor
    Herman José
    Herman José
    • Manuel Gonçalves, the Prince
    • (as Hermann Krippahl)
    Aida Gouveia
    • Antónia, a Nun
    • (as Isa Schneider)
    José Viana
    • The Grand Inquisitor
    • (as Jose Viana)
    Patrícia Leal
    • Maria's Mother
    • (as Patricia Da Silva)
    Nicolau Breyner
    • Prince's Aid
    • (uncredited)
    Dagmar Bürger
    • Nun at ritual
    • (uncredited)
    Victor de Sousa
    • Inquisitor's Aid
    • (uncredited)
    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Old Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Marabuto
    • Josefina, a nun
    • (uncredited)
    Esther Studer
    • Nun at ritual
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jesús Franco
    • Writers
      • Mariana Alcoforado
      • Erwin C. Dietrich
      • Christine Lembach
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews28

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film was complete in 1975, but it went through a number of censorship bans (the first on 3 March 1976), appeals, rejections, and editing for release in different markets in 1977 and 1978.
    • Connections
      Featured in Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann (2014)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 15, 1985 (Portugal)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • Switzerland
      • Portugal
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Love Letters from a Portuguese Nun
    • Filming locations
      • Moors Castle, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Ascot Film
      • Cinemec Zweite Produktions KG
      • Elite Film
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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