Anchoress
“Ecstasy and orthodoxy in the 14th century!”
1993•12•1h 48m•6.1•Released
DramaHorror
A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.
Director
Chris Newby
Writer
Christine Watkins, Judith Stanley-Smith
Languages
English
Studio
BFI
Cast
Natalie Morse
Christine Carpenter
Gene Bervoets
Reeve
Toyah Willcox
Pauline Carpenter
Pete Postlethwaite
William Carpenter
Christopher Eccleston
Priest
Michaël Pas
Drover
Julie T. Wallace
Bertha
Annette Badland
Mary
Brenda Bertin
Meg Carpenter
Veronica Quilligan
Daisy
Ann Way
Alice
François Beukelaers
Bishop
Jan Decleir
Mason
David Boyce
Ragged Martin
Mieke De Groote
Ragged Martin's Wife
Production
Company
BFI
Company
Corsan
Company
Upstate Films
Company
Channel 4 Television
Company
BRTN
Producer
Paul Breuls
Producer
Ben Gibson
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