▁par al yz ed ▁young ▁woman ▁with ▁serious ▁mental ▁problems ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother . ▁Her ▁crisis ▁of ▁faith ▁and ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁a ▁well - mean ing ▁psych ologist ▁lead ▁I pp ol ita ▁to ▁remember ▁her ▁past ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁w itch ▁during ▁the ▁In quisition . ▁Event ually , ▁I pp ol ita ▁becomes ▁possessed ▁and ▁starts ▁sed uc ing ▁local ▁men , ▁only ▁to ▁kill ▁them . ▁An ▁ex or c ism ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁solution ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁mad ness . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Car la ▁Gra v ina : ▁I pp ol ita ▁O der isi ▁ ▁Mel ▁Fer rer : ▁Mass imo ▁O der isi ▁Arthur ▁Kennedy : ▁As can io ▁O der isi ▁George ▁C oul our is : ▁Father ▁Mitt ner ▁Al ida ▁Val li : ▁I rene ▁ ▁Mario ▁Sc ac cia : ▁the ▁char lat an ▁Um berto ▁Or s ini : ▁dr . ▁Sin ib ald i ▁An ita ▁Str ind berg : ▁Gre ta ▁ ▁Ern esto ▁Col li : ▁possessed ▁Rem o ▁Gir one : ▁Fil ipp o ▁O der isi ▁Le a ▁Land er : ▁Mari ang ela ▁: ▁ ▁Release ▁Ant ich rist ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁in ▁Italy . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁released ▁as ▁The ▁Temp ter .. ▁ ▁Re ception ▁From ▁contemporary ▁reviews , ▁Geoff ▁Brown ▁( Month ly ▁Film ▁Bul letin ) ▁stated ▁that ▁" ad