The Possessed (1965 film)

The Possessed
Italian film poster
Directed by	Luigi Bazzoni Franco Rossellini[1]
Screenplay by	Giulio Questi Luigi Bazzoni Franco Rosselini Ernesto Gastaldi
Based on	La donna del lago 1962 novel by Giovanni Comisso
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini[1]
Starring	Peter Baldwin Salvo Randone Valentina Cortese Pia Lindström Philippe Leroy Virna Lisi
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni[1]
Edited by	Nino Baragli[1]
Music by	Renzo Rossellini[1]
Production companies	B.R.C. Produzione Film Istituto L.U.C.E.[2]
Distributed by	Telexport[3]
Release dates	July 24, 1965 (1965-07-24) (Locarno Festival) August 14, 1965 (1965-08-14) (Italy)
Running time	90 minutes[2]
Country	Italy[2]
Language	Italian
Box office	£100.116 million[4]

The Possessed (Italian: La donna del lago, lit. 'The Lady of the Lake') is a 1965 Italian mystery film written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini and starring Peter Baldwin, Virna Lisi, Pia Lindström and Philippe Leroy. It is based on the novel La donna del lago by Giovanni Comisso. The film was years later released on U.S. television as Love, Hate and Dishonor.