Don't Deliver Us from Evil
1971
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Synopsis
Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent school where they have taken a vow to sin and to serve Satan. Anne keeps a secret diary, they read a salacious novel, they get a classmate in trouble, they spy on the nuns, they set aside their communion wafers; they make a pact of devotion.
Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971) is a 1h 42min horror feature film by Joël Séria. Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent school where they have taken a...
Key facts
Cast
Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener, Bernard Dhéran, Gérard Darrieu, Marc Dudicourt, Michel Robin, Véronique Silver, Jean-Pierre Helbert
Original language
French
First release
October 13, 1971 (United States)
Crew
Screenplay
Joël Séria
Producer
Bernard Legargeant
Cinematography
Marcel Combes
Editing
Philippe Gosselet
Music
Claude Germain, Dominique Ney
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 1971 generic
Titles
| Original title | Mais ne nous delivrez pas du mal |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | October 13, 1971 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 29, 1971 |
| Theatrical | France | January 26, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Japan | March 18, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 28, 1975 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Germany | October 5, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Joël Séria |
| Cast | Jeanne Goupil (Anne), Catherine Wagener (Lore), Bernard Dhéran (Motorist), Gérard Darrieu (Émile), Marc Dudicourt (Chaplain), Michel Robin (Léon), Véronique Silver (The Countess), Jean-Pierre Helbert (The Count), Henri Poirier (Monsieur Fournier), Nicole Merouze (Mrs. Fournier), René Berthier (Gustave), Serge Frédéric (Priest), Frédéric Nort (Postman), Jean-Daniel Ehrmann (Commissioner) |
| Screenplay | Joël Séria |
| Producer | Bernard Legargeant |
| Executive producer | Ken Legargeant, Romaine Legargeant |
| Cinematography | Marcel Combes |
| Editing | Philippe Gosselet |
| Music | Claude Germain, Dominique Ney |
| Costumes | Simone Vassort |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
