The Possession of Joel Delaney

A man named Joel exhibits bizarre behavior, leading to his arrest and subsequent possession by the spirit of a murderer who then goes on a violent rampage. The Possession of Joel Delaney is a 1972 American English-language Drama Horror movie featuring Shirley Maclaine, Perry King, David Elliott, Lisa Kohane, Lovelady Powell, Barbara Trentham and Renee Semes. The movie is inspired from The Possession of Joel Delaney by Ramona Stewart. Haworth Productions in association with ITC Entertainment. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Martin Poll. The movie is directed by Waris Hussein. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Possession of Joel Delaney was released on 24th May 1972 and takes a screen time of 105 minutes. The Possession of Joel Delaney was made on a budget of $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Grimes Grice and Matt Robinson. Cinematography was done by Arthur J. Ornitz and editing by John Victor Smith. The music was composed by Joe Raposo.