---
title: 'Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jesús Franco'
released: '1977-03-10'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-letters-of-a-portuguese-nun-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076312/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)

1977 · 90 min · Drama, Horror · Germany, Switzerland

Original title: Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne

## Synopsis

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun is a 1977 West German-Swiss film directed by Jesús Franco and produced by Erwin Dietrich, loosely based on the Letters of a Portuguese Nun attributed to Mariana Alcoforado. It starred Susan Hemingway,, and William Berger. Franco co-wrote the screenplay with producer Dietrich.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jesús Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-franco)
- **Screenplay:** [Erwin C. Dietrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-c-dietrich)
- **Producer:** [Erwin C. Dietrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-c-dietrich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Baumgartner](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baumgartner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Baumgartner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-baumgartner)
- **Editor:** [Marie-Luise Buschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-luise-buschke)

## Cast

- [Aida Gouveia](https://cinepixo.com/people/aida-gouveia)
- [Ana Zanatti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-zanatti)
- [Susan Hemingway](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hemingway)
- [Herbert Fux](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-fux)
- [William Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-berger)
- [Aida Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/aida-vargas)
- [Herman José](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-jose)
- [Victor de Sousa](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-de-sousa)
- [José Viana](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-viana)
- [Nicolau Breyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolau-breyner)
- [Vítor Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitor-mendes)

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