Possessed 2000

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Possessed ★★ 2000

William Bowdern (Dalton) is a troubled priest in 1949 St. Louis, who has taken to drink because of his WWII nightmares. He's called on to help 11yearold Robbie (Malen) who is apparently possessed by a demon. Will reluctant Archbishop Hume (Plummer) allow Bowdern to performan an arcane exorcism and does Robbie's strange Aunt Hanna (Laurie) have anything to do with his condition? Based on the true story of the only documented exorcism performed by the Catholic Church in the U.S. 111m/C VHS, DVD . Timothy Dalton, Christopher Plummer, Henry Czerny, Jonathan Malen, Shannon Lawson, Piper Laurie, Michael Rhoades; D: Steven E. de Souza; W: Steven E. de Souza, Michael Lazarou; C: Edward Pei; M: John (Gianni) Frizzell. CABLE