The Monk
A Feature film of
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Production year1973
French release28/06/1973
Runtime1 h 30 min
Synopsis
Adapting the Gothic novel The Monk, by Matthew G. Lewis, Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière wrote the screenplay for this French film, directed by Buñuel's friend, Ado Kyrou. In the story, Ambrosio (Franco Nero) 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.a
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (17)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Maya Films, Peri productions, Comacico
- Foreign production companies : Studio Hamburg Enterprises, Tritone Cinematografica, Showking Films
- French distribution : Maya Films
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Director of Photography : Sacha Vierny
- Music Composer : Piero Piccioni
- Editor : Eric Pluet
- Sound Recordist : Jean Rieul
- Production Designer : Max Douy
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Bizarre
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, Germany, Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
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