The Devil Is a Woman (1974 film)

The Devil Is a Woman (Italian: Il sorriso del grande tentatore, UK title: The Tempter) is a 1974 drama film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Glenda Jackson and Claudio Cassinelli.^[1]

The Devil Is a Woman
Italian theatrical release poster
Il sorriso del grande tentatore
Directed by	Damiano Damiani
Written by	Damiano Damiani Audrey Nohra Fabrizio Onofri
Produced by	Anis Nohra
Starring	Glenda Jackson
Cinematography	Mario Vulpiani
Edited by	Peter Taylor
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	1974 (1974)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Italy
Language	English

Plot

Sister Geraldine is the head of a convent that has a hospital wing for troubled patients. She resorts to bullying and tormenting those who come to this place, but things change when Rodolfo, a writer editing the life story of a priest who collaborated with the Nazis, comes to stay.

Cast

• Glenda Jackson as Sister Geraldine
• Claudio Cassinelli as Rodolfo Solina
• Lisa Harrow as Emilia Contreras
• Adolfo Celi as Father Borelli
• Duilio Del Prete as Monsignor Salvi
• Arnoldo Foà as Monsignor Badensky
• Gabriele Lavia as Prince Ottavio Ranieri d'Aragona
• Francisco Rabal as Bishop Marquez
• André Trottier as Bishop's assistant
• Rolf Tasna as Monsignor Meitner
• Sara Sperati as Princess Alessandra Ranieri d'Aragona (credited as Adele Sperati)
• Edoardo Canali
• Edda Ferronao as Kitchen maid
• Ely Galleani as Rodolfo's girlfriend
• Margherita Horowitz as Prince Ottavio's mother
• Fabrizio Jovine as the doctor