Killer Nun (Suor Omicidi) (1978)
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29% of users liked it
(1,603 ratings)
Giulio Berruti's unusual cult horror film casts former sex symbol Anita Ekberg as Sister Gertrude, a nun working in a mental institution. Gertrude is clearly insane, and takes a great deal of morphine for her self-diagnosed cancer. She goes to town and picks up men, seduces a younger nun (Paola… More Giulio Berruti's unusual cult horror film casts former sex symbol Anita Ekberg as Sister Gertrude, a nun working in a mental institution. Gertrude is clearly insane, and takes a great deal of morphine for her self-diagnosed cancer. She goes to town and picks up men, seduces a younger nun (Paola Morra) who was abused by her grandfather, and supposedly murders patients until the Mother Superior (Alida Valli) has her poisoned. Luigi Casellato appears as a crippled painter who gets kicked to death, and genre favorite Joe Dallesandro leads the supporting cast as a handsome doctor. Antonio Maccoppi's skillful cinematography gives the film a harsh, intimidating look and Ekberg creates a sympathetic character, although certain scenes -- such as her stepping on a patient's dentures -- cross the line into unintentional humor. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Giulio Berruti
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Cult Movies
- In Theaters
- May 31, 1982 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine
The title is the only amusing thing about this dull work of nunsploitation cinema.
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Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
There's a tad of the tawdry, but not enough to satisfy fans of the nunsploitation genre.
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Cast
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Anita Ekberg
as Sister Gertrude
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Paola Morra
as Sister Mathilde
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Alida Valli
as Mother Superior
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Massimo Serato
as Dr. Poirret
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Daniele Dublino
as Director
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Lou Castel
as Peter
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Joe Dallesandro
as Dr. Patrick Roland
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Laura Nucci
as Baroness
- Ileana Fraia