House of Mortal Sin (The Confessional) (1975)
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British sleaze artist Pete Walker applies his characteristic sleazy, ultra-violent touch to this audacious, Catholic-bashing tale. A deranged, sex-mad priest (Anthony Sharpe) exploits the sanctity of his office as a means of harassing young women who confide their sins in his confessional, recording… More British sleaze artist Pete Walker applies his characteristic sleazy, ultra-violent touch to this audacious, Catholic-bashing tale. A deranged, sex-mad priest (Anthony Sharpe) exploits the sanctity of his office as a means of harassing young women who confide their sins in his confessional, recording their confessions in order to blackmail them into doing his vile bidding. Eventually, evidence of these transgressions reaches other members of his parish (including his mother), prompting him to bump them off in creative ways, utilizing the trappings of his profession -- strangulation by rosary, arsenic-laced communion wafers, bludgeoning by incense burner, etc. Much criticism has been leveled against this film for its unabashed attacks on Catholicism, but it's really Walker's trademark amoral approach to filmmaking that elicits a strong urge to take a hot bath after viewing. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Pete Walker
- Genres
- Horror
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Cast
- Jack Allen
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Stephanie Beacham
as Vanessa Welch
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Kim Butcher
as Valerie
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Norman Eshley
as Father Bernard Cutler
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Mervyn Johns
as Father Duggan
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Sheila Keith
as Miss Brabazon
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Bill Kerr
as Davey
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Julia McCarthy
as Mrs. Davey
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Susan Penhaligon
as Jenny Welch
- Andrew Sachs
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Anthony Sharp
as Father Xavier Meldrum
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Ivor Salter
as Gravedigger
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Hilda Barry
as Mrs. Meldrum
- Jon Yule
- Stewart Bevan
