---
title: 'The Nun and the Devil (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tonino Cervi'
released: '1973-01-25'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nun-and-the-devil-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070404/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nun and the Devil (1973)

1973 · 103 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Le monache di Sant'Arcangelo

## Synopsis

The Nun and the Devil is a 1973 Italian erotic nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella. It is also known as: Sisters of Satan (UK) and The Nuns of Saint Archangel (US). The action is set in the 16th century at the convent of Sant Arcangelo, near Naples, then under Spanish rule. The success of the film resulted in another period drama/nunsploitation film by Paolella released the same year, Story of a Cloistered Nun, an Italian/French/West German co-production starring Eleonora Giorgi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi), [Domenico Paolella](https://cinepixo.com/people/domenico-paolella)
- **Screenplay:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi)
- **Producer:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Ruzzolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-ruzzolini)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Luc Merenda](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-merenda)
- [Claudia Gravy](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-gravy)
- [Claudio Gora](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-gora)
- [Ornella Muti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ornella-muti)
- [Anne Heywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-heywood)
- [Gianluigi Chirizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianluigi-chirizzi)
- [Muriel Catala](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-catala)
- [Luigi Antonio Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-antonio-guerra)
- [Martine Brochard](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-brochard)
- [Pier Paolo Capponi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-capponi)
- [Maria Cumani Quasimodo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-cumani-quasimodo)
- [Duilio Del Prete](https://cinepixo.com/people/duilio-del-prete)

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