---
title: 'Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerzy Kawalerowicz'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mother-joan-of-the-angels-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055153/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)

1961 · 105 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Madre Juana de los Ángeles

## Synopsis

Mother Joan of the Angels is a 1961 Polish religious horror art film on demonic possession, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, based on a novella of the same title by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, loosely based on the 17th century Loudun possessions. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jerzy Kawalerowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-kawalerowicz)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerzy Kawalerowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-kawalerowicz), [Tadeusz Konwicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-konwicki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adam Walaciński](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-walacinski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jerzy Wójcik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-wojcik)

## Cast

- [Maria Chwalibóg](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-chwalibog)
- [Mieczysław Voit](https://cinepixo.com/people/mieczys-aw-voit)
- [Zygmunt Zintel](https://cinepixo.com/people/zygmunt-zintel)
- [Franciszek Pieczka](https://cinepixo.com/people/franciszek-pieczka)
- [Zygmunt Malawski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zygmunt-malawski)
- [Anna Ciepielewska](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-ciepielewska)
- [Lucyna Winnicka](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucyna-winnicka)
- [Jerzy Kaczmarek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-kaczmarek)
- [Kazimierz Fabisiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazimierz-fabisiak)
- [Magda Teresa Wójcik](https://cinepixo.com/people/magda-teresa-wojcik)

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