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Killer Nun
“From the Secret Files of the Vatican!”
4.8 / 10• 1979• 1h 29m•NR• Italian
HorrorThrillerMystery
Storyline
A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, while presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.
Cast & Crew
Anita Ekberg
Sister Gertrude
Lead
Joe Dallesandro
Dr. Patrick Roland
Alida Valli
Mother Superior
Massimo Serato
Dr. Poirret
DD
Daniele Dublino
Director
Paola Morra
Sister Mathieu
Lou Castel
Peter
Laura Nucci
Baroness
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giulio Berruti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Killer Nun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
