

The Possessed
Drama
History
Thriller
Overview
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1988-02-24
Runtime:
1h 56m
Director:
Andrzej Wajda
Writer:
Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Edward Żebrowski, Jean-Claude Carrière
Top Cast

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Shatov

Isabelle Huppert
Maria Shatov

Omar Sharif
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky

Lambert Wilson
Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin

Bernard Blier
Governor

Bożena Dykiel
Virginska

Jutta Lampe
Maria Lebjadkin

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Lisa

Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Peter Verchovenskij

Laurent Malet
Kirillov

Philippe Chambon
Chigalev

Jean-Quentin Châtelain
Virguinski
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