The Monk
5.8(11) 1972-11-02 94 minDramaHorror
Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up on the Devil's team and wins his freedom.. and eventually, the papacy.
DirectorAdonis Kyrou
WriterAdonis Kyrou
ScreenplayJean-Claude Carrière
ScreenplayLuis Buñuel
ProducerHenry Lange
Original Music ComposerPiero Piccioni
Cast & characters
Franco Nero
as Ambrosio
Nathalie Delon
as Mathilde
Nicol Williamson
as The Duke of Talamur
Nadja Tiller
as Elvira
Eliana De Santis
as Antonia
Agnès Capri
as —
Denis Manuel
as The Great Inquisitor
Maria Machado
as —
Philippe Clévenot
as —
Louise Chevalier
as —
Laure Moutoussamy
as —
Armand Meffre
as —
Elisabeth Wiener
as Agnès
Roberto
as moine nain
