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Nuns become possessed by the Devil and lust after the abbot!Nuns become possessed by the Devil and lust after the abbot!Nuns become possessed by the Devil and lust after the abbot!
Franco Garofalo
- Boris
- (as Frank Garfeeld)
Ornella Picozzi
- Catatonic Nun
- (as Sandy Samuel)
Andrea Aureli
- Father Inardo
- (as Andrew Ray)
Adriana Bruno
- Nun
- (uncredited)
Dolores Calò
- Nun
- (uncredited)
Tom Felleghy
- The Bishop
- (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
- Sister Fiorenza
- (uncredited)
Simone Mattioli
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Pupita Lea Scuderoni
- Nun
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Bruno Mattei, the convent the movie was shot in (the "Convento di Santa Priscilla" in Rome) was back then owned by FIAT, but belongs now to the Secret Service.
- Quotes
Mother Vincenza: The genitals are the door to evil! The vagina, the uterus, the womb; the labyrinth that leads to hell; the devil's tools!
- Alternate versionsUK cinema and video versions were cut by 19 secs by the BBFC to edit a scene of a woman removing a dead nun's genitals and a closeup of a knife being twisted into a stab wound.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Omega Woman (2017)
- SoundtracksDottor Frankenstein
Written by Massimo Morante (as Morante), Claudio Simonetti (as Simonetti), Fabio Pignatelli (as Pignatelli), Maurizio Guarini (as Guarini)
Based on LP "Roller"
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Awful junk from Italy
My review was written in December 1985 after a screening at UA Twin theater in Manhattan.
"Guardian of Hell" is a poorly-made Italian horror film, bearing a 1980 copyright but no other credits or identification on its U. S. release prints. Pic has been in regional release since September.
Story would make this a candidate for a double feature with "Agnes of God". A series of priests are sent to a convent to investigate the mysterious killings of several nuns there. The convent's mother superior committed suicide many years ago and the current mother superior, Sister Vincenza, obstucts the investigations.
It turns out that one of the nuns has borne a child supposedly fathered by the devil, who becomes one of the Evil One's instruments on Earth. The kid, named Louisa, also has the power to bring the dead back to life, starting with the convent's inevitable creepy gardener, named Boris.
Very poor dubbing fails to disguise the wide-eyed, over-the-top performances of the film's unknown Italian cast. Filming technique is crude, with overuse of handheld camera and painfully underlit interiors. Matters aren't helped by the slapdash U. S. release print caught, which looked like a dupe of a dupe.
Pic's rock music score has one effective scene merging with the convent's choir singing.
"Guardian of Hell" is a poorly-made Italian horror film, bearing a 1980 copyright but no other credits or identification on its U. S. release prints. Pic has been in regional release since September.
Story would make this a candidate for a double feature with "Agnes of God". A series of priests are sent to a convent to investigate the mysterious killings of several nuns there. The convent's mother superior committed suicide many years ago and the current mother superior, Sister Vincenza, obstucts the investigations.
It turns out that one of the nuns has borne a child supposedly fathered by the devil, who becomes one of the Evil One's instruments on Earth. The kid, named Louisa, also has the power to bring the dead back to life, starting with the convent's inevitable creepy gardener, named Boris.
Very poor dubbing fails to disguise the wide-eyed, over-the-top performances of the film's unknown Italian cast. Filming technique is crude, with overuse of handheld camera and painfully underlit interiors. Matters aren't helped by the slapdash U. S. release print caught, which looked like a dupe of a dupe.
Pic's rock music score has one effective scene merging with the convent's choir singing.
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- lor_
- Feb 27, 2023
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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