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Anita Ekberg, Paola Morra, Alida Valli, Massimo Serato, Daniele Dublino ... see more see more... , Lou Castel , Joe Dallesandro , Laura Nucci , Ileana Fraia

Giulio Berruti's unusual cult horror film casts former sex symbol Anita Ekberg as Sister Gertrude, a nun working in a mental institution. Gertrude is clearly insane, and takes a great deal of morphine... read more read more... for her self-diagnosed cancer. She goes to town and picks up men, seduces a younger nun (Paola Morra) who was abused by her grandfather, and supposedly murders patients until the Mother Superior (Alida Valli) has her poisoned. Luigi Casellato appears as a crippled painter who gets kicked to death, and genre favorite Joe Dallesandro leads the supporting cast as a handsome doctor. Antonio Maccoppi's skillful cinematography gives the film a harsh, intimidating look and Ekberg creates a sympathetic character, although certain scenes -- such as her stepping on a patient's dentures -- cross the line into unintentional humor. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Giulio Berruti

Release Date: May 31, 1982

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DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    March 6, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Pretty good Italian horror flick that some have called "nunsploitation" a subgenre of exploitation cinema. Based on real accounts, this film surrounds on a nun named Sister Gertrude who commits acts of violence against patients in an elderly hospital where she works. Played well ... read moreby Anita Ekberg, Sister Gertrude is a chilling character. Killer Nun is not a film for everyone. Killer Nun for me anyways is a different type of Italian horror flick. I thought that this was a good film, and that Anita Ekberg was good in her role as the psychotic Sister Gertrude. If you're new to Italian horror, you'll probably be weirded out by this film. Italians are strong on sexual content, graphic violence and Killer Nun is no exception. This film will thrill diehard fans of Italian horror cinema. There's definitely some chilling elements that make this film memorable. Based on real events, Killer Nun is a good little flick, however this is not one of the better exploitation style horror flicks that I've seen. The film is good, but in the end, I don't think it stands out among others in the genre. This is still an unsettling film that will make you feel uneasy. Killer Nun is a good flick, but like I previously stated, is not as memorable, but is still worth seeing if you're a fan of Italian horror, your surely going to enjoy this one. This is a good portrait of a psycho killer nun and is quite different, but as a whole it does leave a lot to be desired.
  • matertenebraum
    April 14, 2011
    matertenebraum
    Far better than I remember thinking on my first viewing but that was a while ago and now I think of it one of my first in this field. Probably not a good one to encounter first because it really is such a strange one. Pretty surreal with nuns drifting down corridors, gowns splaye... read mored out behind and the dreams, imaginings and nightmares punctuated with goring killings and lusty couplings. Ekberg is fine but so is everybody and they all play weird so that this also helps to give the film an unreal feel even though it is firmly set in a convent and supposedly based upon a true case. A stand out moment is the crushing underfoot of the poor old lady diner's false teeth, as we cut from the vicious trampling to the squirming old lady, hands to her mouth. Music is pleasant enough and effective if a little derivative and if Dallesandro seems the most normal person on the screen that just goes to show something about this true one off.
  • WrenchLT
    January 30, 2011
    WrenchLT
    Fact-based melodrama about a murderous Nun comitting unholy acts of violence at a hospital for the elderly. May be a little bit too slow and boring for hardcore horror fans. It isn't particularly gory or graphic, but it has its fun moments and plenty of nudity too. Anita Ekberg g... read moreave an enjoyable performance. There's a nice little twist in the tale, even if it was a bit predictable, you're never sure right up until the end.
  • CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    September 4, 2009
    CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    A nunsploitation that takes place in modern times. A nun who became addicted to painkillers while recovering from surgery starts to steal the meds from her patients at the convent-hospital she works at. She torments the old patients in her care. Getting rid of anyone who gets in ... read moreher way through firing or murder (sometimes just for the kick of it), she ensures herself a life where she can have impersonal affairs with both men and women. Now that I think about it, it was really more of a nurseploitation.
  • ShaneWreck
    May 31, 2009
    ShaneWreck
    There's something about seeing the woman from La Dolce Vita playing a crazy, drug addicted nun that makes me feel happy and sad at the same time. This is sexploitation at it's sleazy best (which, in reality, isn't all that good). The sleaze factor is off the charts. And, come ... read moreon, who could resist a movie with a title like this? If you're a fan of lesbian nuns and vicious murder then you could do worse. Then again, I'm a weird guy.

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Staci Layne Wilson
April 21, 2012
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

There's a tad of the tawdry, but not enough to satisfy fans of the nunsploitation genre. Full Review

Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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December 19, 2004
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November 23, 2004
Film4

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