---
title: 'The Pyx (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harvey Hart'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pyx-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070578/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pyx (1973)

1973 · 108 min · Thriller · Canada


## Synopsis

The Pyx, also known as The Hooker Cult Murders and La Lunule, is a 1973 Canadian horror film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Karen Black, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon, and Jean-Louis Roux. Based on John Buell's 1959 novel of the same name, it follows a Montreal police detective unraveling the mystery behind the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute who died under bizarre circumstances after falling from a building. Its title refers to the pyx, a small container used by the Roman Catholic Church to hold sacramental bread.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harvey Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-hart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Freedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-freedman)
- **Director of Photography:** [René Verzier](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-verzier)

## Cast

- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Donald Pilon](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pilon)
- [Karen Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-black)
- [Jacques Galipeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-galipeau)
- [Jean-Louis Roux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-roux)
- [Marcel Fournier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-fournier)
- [Jacques Godin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-godin)

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