The Possessed
1988, French. Directed by Andrzej Wajda.
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- Jerzy RadziwiłowiczShatov
- Omar SharifStepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
- Bernard BlierGovernor
- Lambert WilsonNikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin
- Isabelle HuppertMaria Shatov
- Bożena DykielVirginska
- Jutta LampeMaria Lebjadkin
- Philippine Leroy-BeaulieuLisa
- Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyPeter Verchovenskij
- Laurent MaletKirillov
- Philippe ChambonChigalev
- Jean-Quentin ChâtelainVirguinski
Details
- Released
- 24 February 1988
- Original title
- Les Possédés
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Agnieszka Holland, Jean-Claude Carrière, Edward Żebrowski
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What The Possessed is based on
The Possessed is based on Demons (1871) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
1871
Demons
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The Possessed runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is The Possessed on?
The Possessed isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 February 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Possessed?
If you liked The Possessed, try Firebrand, The Secrets We Keep, Fanny Lye Deliver'd.
Who directed The Possessed?
The Possessed (1988) was directed by Andrzej Wajda and stars Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Omar Sharif, Bernard Blier.
What is The Possessed based on?
The Possessed is based on Demons (1871) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.