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Director:
Jesus Franco
Writers:
Mariana Alcoforado (love letters)
Erwin C. Dietrich (writer)
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Release Date:
10 March 1977 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Adventure | Horror more
Plot:
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior... more | add synopsis
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Nasty nunsploitation from the Godfather of Eurosleaze more (11 total)

Cast

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Susan Hemingway ... Maria Rosalea
William Berger ... Father Vicente
Herbert Fux ... Satan
Ana Zanatti ... Mother Alma, the Grand Priestess
Aida Vargas ... Antónia, a Nun (as Aida Kargas)
Vítor Mendes ... António Fernando Queiroz de Melo, the Mayor
Isa Schneider ... Antónia, a Nun
Herman José ... Manuel Gonçalves, the Prince (as Hermann Krippahl)
José Viana ... The Grand Inquisitor (as Jose Viana)
Patricia Da Silva ... Maria's Mother
Victor de Sousa ... Inquisitor's Aid
Nicolau Breyner ... Prince's Aid
Esther Studer ... Josefina, a Nun
Dagmar Bürger ... Nun
Anton Diffring ... Old Priest
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Directed by
Jesus Franco  (as Jess Franco)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Mariana Alcoforado  love letters
Erwin C. Dietrich  writer (as Manfred Gregor)
Christine Lembach  dialogue

Produced by
Erwin C. Dietrich .... producer
Max Dora .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Walter Baumgartner 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Baumgartner 
 
Film Editing by
Marie-Luise Buschke  (as Marie-Louise Buschke)
 
Art Direction by
David Quintas  (as David Quintans)
 
Production Management
Eduard Stoeckli .... production manager (as Eduard A. Stöckli)
 
Sound Department
Klaus Kunsemüller .... sound
Hubertus Schmandtke .... sound (as Hubertus Schmandke)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Love Letters from a Portuguese Nun (USA) (video catalogue title)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (USA)
Cartas de amor a una monja portugesa (Spain) [es]
Confessioni proibiti di una monaca adolescente (Italy) [it]
Lettres d'amour d'une nonne portugaise (France) [fr]
Tuhansien himojen luostari (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
Spain:85 min | UK:82 min (DVD) | 89 min (director's cut) | USA:80 min
Country:
West Germany | Switzerland
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | UK:(Banned) (1979-2004) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Moors Castle, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal more
Company:
Ascot Film more

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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. more
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References Rosemary's Baby (1968) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Nasty nunsploitation from the Godfather of Eurosleaze, 19 July 1999
Author: Jens Kofoed-Pihl

Ken Russell's classic "The Devils" (1971) almost gave birth to a new genre of the exploits of sex starved and repressed nuns. "Love Letters Of A Portuguese Nun" is together with "Flavia The Heretic" one of best and it's also one Franco's most exciting. A teenager is caught kissing with her boyfriend by an evil priest who talks her mother into sending her sinful daughter to a convent. From the first day and all through the movie the poor teen is put through one sexual humiliation after another (incl. sex with satan who has one horn in the forehead!?!). It's sleazy as hell but also very done, beautifully shot, good locations and wellacted. "Love Letters.." could also be seen a comment on religion (Franco with a message?!?!). A must for fans of stylish European 70's smut!

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