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title: 'Amityville II: The Possession (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Damiano Damiani'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/amityville-ii-the-possession-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083550/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

1982 · 104 min · Horror · Mexico, United States

Part of: The Amityville Horror

## Synopsis

Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, and Diane Franklin. It is an international co-production between Mexico and the United States. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace and Dardano Sacchetti is based on the novel Murder in Amityville by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. It is the second film in the Amityville Horror film series and a loose prequel to The Amityville Horror (1979), set at 112 Ocean Avenue and featuring the fictional Montelli family, loosely based on the DeFeo family. It follows the Montelli family's decline under apparent demonic forces present in their home.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Damiano Damiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/damiano-damiani)
- **Screenplay:** [Tommy Lee Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-wallace), [Dardano Sacchetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dardano-sacchetti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franco Di Giacomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-di-giacomo)
- **Editor:** [Sam O'Steen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-o-steen)

## Cast

- [Moses Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/moses-gunn)
- [Burt Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-young)
- [Danny Aiello III](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-aiello-iii)
- [James Olson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-olson)
- [Rutanya Alda](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutanya-alda)
- [Alice Playten](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-playten)
- [Andrew Prine](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-prine)
- [Diane Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-franklin)
- [Leonardo Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-cimino)
- [Ted Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-ross)

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