Anchoress

Anchoress

Anchoress

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Anchoress

"Ecstasy and orthodoxy in the 14th century!"

1993

1h 48m

5.6(13 votes)

Drama

Horror

Overview

A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.

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Production Companies

BFI

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Natalie Morse

Christine Carpenter

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Acting

Gene Bervoets

Reeve

Gene Bervoets

Acting

Toyah Willcox

Pauline Carpenter

Toyah Willcox

Acting

Pete Postlethwaite

William Carpenter

Pete Postlethwaite

Acting

Christopher Eccleston

Priest

Christopher Eccleston

Acting

Michaël Pas

Drover

Michaël Pas

Acting

Julie T. Wallace

Bertha

Julie T. Wallace

Acting

Annette Badland

Mary

Annette Badland

Acting

Brenda Bertin

Meg Carpenter

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Acting

Veronica Quilligan

Daisy

Veronica Quilligan

Acting

Ann Way

Alice

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Acting

François Beukelaers

Bishop

François Beukelaers

Acting

Jan Decleir

Mason

Jan Decleir

Acting

David Boyce

Ragged Martin

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Acting

Mieke De Groote

Ragged Martin's Wife

Mieke De Groote

Acting

Erik Konstantyn

Carter

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Guy Pion

Innkeeper

No Image

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Peter Van Asbroeck

Dyer

Peter Van Asbroeck

Acting

Grant Oatley

Oswald

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Acting

Tim Barlow

Old Pilgrim

Tim Barlow

Acting

Hugo Harold-Harrison

Priest's Boy

No Image

Acting

Corinne Camacho

Pilgrim

Corinne Camacho

Acting

Alain Van Goethem

(uncredited)

Alain Van Goethem

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