The Possessed

The Possessed

116 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Feb. 24, 1988

Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.

The Possessed

116 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | Feb. 24, 1988

The Possessed
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Gaumont, Les Films du Losange, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Films A2, Gaumont Production
Original title Les Possédés
Directors Andrzej Wajda
Writers Edward Żebrowski, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean-Claude Carrière, Andrzej Wajda, Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

as Maria Shatov

Omar Sharif

as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky

Lambert Wilson

as Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin

Bernard Blier

as Governor

Bożena Dykiel

as Virginska

Jutta Lampe

as Maria Lebjadkin

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

as Peter Verchovenskij

Laurent Malet

as Kirillov

Philippe Chambon

as Chigalev

Jean-Quentin Châtelain

as Virguinski

Rémi Martin

as Erkel

Serge Spira

as Fedka

Wladimir Yordanoff

as Lebjadkin

Zbigniew Zamachowski

as Liamchine

Piotr Machalica

as Maurice

Bogusz Bilewski

as Police Chief

Stanisław Górka

as Activist

Józef Kalita

as Worker

Jerzy Klesyk

as Seminarist

Helena Kowalczykowa

as Servant

Krzysztof Kumor

as Aide de Camp

Tadeusz Łomnicki

as Captain

Beata Niedzielska

as Student

Witold Skaruch

as Governor's Secretary

Alina Swidowska

as Virginski's Sister

Paweł Szczesny

as Activist

Tadeusz Włudarski

as Coachman

Grzegorz Wons

as Activist