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Bookmark this pageThe Devil's Advocate (1977)
Director: Guy Green
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Spiritual torment is written all over this excruciating adaptation of Morris West's bestselling tale of betrayal and redemption, with Mills as the monsignor investigating a dubious case for canonisation, and having a torrid time (quite apart from dying of cancer) as he uncovers evidence of a murky story. Filmed in English, peopled entirely by caricatures, risibly righteous in its attitude to homosexuality, the film rivals The Hiding Place as an example of misplaced religiosity.Author: JPy
Cast & crew
Director: Guy Green
Producer: Helmut Jedele
Cast: John Mills, Stéphane Audran, Jason Miller, Paola Pitagora, Daniel Massey, Leigh Lawson, Timothy West, Patrick Mower full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 109 mins
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