---
title: 'The Monk (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Adonis Kyrou'
released: '1972-11-02'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monk-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068960/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Monk (1972)

1972 · 94 min · Drama, Horror · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: Le Moine

## Synopsis

The Monk is a 1972 Gothic film directed by Ado Kyrou. A co-production between France, Belgium, Italy and West Germany, it is based on the 1796 eponymous novel written by Matthew Gregory Lewis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Adonis Kyrou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adonis-kyrou)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Zack Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/zack-norman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sacha Vierny](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-vierny)
- **Editor:** [Éric Pluet](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-pluet)

## Cast

- [Jean Abeillé](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-abeille)
- [Armand Meffre](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-meffre)
- [Patrick Lancelot](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-lancelot)
- [Denis Manuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-manuel)
- [Marcel Rouzé](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-rouze)
- [Louise Chevalier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-chevalier)
- [Élisabeth Wiener](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-wiener)
- [Philippe Clévenot](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-clevenot)
- [Franco Nero](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-nero)
- [Jacques Blot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-blot)
- [Michel Charrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-charrel)
- [Agnès Capri](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-capri)
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson)
- [Maria Machado](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-machado)
- [Nathalie Delon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-delon)

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