Film • Mar 10, 1989
An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.
The Church
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- March 10, 1989 (36 years ago)
- Alias
- La chiesa
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Themes
- Italian, B-Horror, Body Horror, Folk Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- Hungary, Italy
- Companies
- ADC Films, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Reteitalia
Cast
Hugh QuarshieFather Gus
Tomas AranaEvan
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.The Bishop
Barbara CupistiLisa
Antonella VitaleBridal Model
Giovanni Lombardo RadiceReverend
Asia ArgentoLotte
Roberto CarusoFreddie
Roberto CorbilettoHermann, the Sacristan
Alina De SimoneLotte's Mother
Olivia CupistiMira
Micaela PignatelliFashion shoot photographer
John KarlsenHeinrich
John RichardsonArchitect
Michele Soavi1st Policeman at Lisa's House
Gianfranco De GrassiThe Accuser
Claire HardwickJoanna
Lars JorgensonBruno
Katherine Bell MarjorieHeinrich's Wife
Riccardo MinerviniSchoolboy
Enrico OstermanThe Torturer
Patrizia PunzoMiss Brückner
Matteo RocchiettaYounger Schoolboy
Isabella RocchiettaSchoolgirl
Scores
- Average Score
- 57.5%
FilmAffinity
- 53%
IMDb
- 62%
Letterboxd
- 66%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 49%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate
- Violence
- High
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
